Died Blonde (Bad Hair Day Mysteries) - Hardcover

Cohen, Nancy J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0758206569 ISBN 13: 9780758206565

Publisher: Kensington, 2004

Synopsis

Salon owner and amateur sleuth Marla Shore is no friend of beauty-competitor Carolyn Sutton, but when her rival turns up dead, Marla cannot help herself from trying to straighten out the tangle of clues surrounding the murder, in the latest Bad Hair Day Mystery. 40,000 first printing.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

Nancy J. Cohen's Bad Hair Day mysteries shimmer with style and humor in the glow of the Florida sun. In her sixth hair-curling adventure, she lands stylist Marla Shore in the midst of a murder with shadowed motives and the very darkest of roots...

There's no love lost between Marla and Carolyn Sutton. Carolyn has never forgiven Marla for leaving Hairstyle Heaven to open her own place, especially since Marla's clientele grew as Carolyn's faded away. Carolyn retaliated by relocating near Marla, but couldn't put the highlights back in her balance sheet. Still, it's a nasty shock when Marla enters the meter room behind the shopping center that houses both salons and stumbles over her rival's body. Carolyn's neck is broken, and a hank of her hair is missing.

Marla's powerful curiosity would have been enough to send her snooping for clues, but when Detective Dalton Vail, her very significant other, actually asks for her help, nothing can hold her back. Her quest becomes even more personal when Wilda Cleaver, Carolyn's trusted psychic and new owner of her salon, insists that Carolyn's spirit is begging Marla to solve her murder. Adding a dose of blackmail, Wilda warns that someone Marla loves is in great danger, but she won't give details until Marla cracks the case. Marla's got her work cut out for her--poor Carolyn was far from popular...and maybe even farther from honest. There's Carolyn's snubbed sister, Linda, who only inherited an unspecified, valuable "collection" that appears to be missing, the chiropractor whose shady dealings Carolyn had uncovered, and the immigration lawyer who apparently had been issuing suspicious visas for Hairstyle Heaven's French-born staff.

Add to all this some surprising news from Detective Vail and a blossoming romance for Marla's mother, and Marla's well-coiffed head is soon spinning. It will take all her skill to untangle the snarl of suspects, trim the list down to unmask the murderer--and learn what's behind Wilda's eerie premonitions before someone Marla loves is next.

About the Author:

Nancy J. Cohen writes the Bad Hair Day Mysteries featuring South Florida hairstylist Marla Shore. Titles in this series have made the IMBA bestseller list, been selected by Suspense Magazine as best cozy mystery, won a Readers' Favorite Gold Medal, and earned third place in the Arizona Literary Awards. Nancy's instructional guide, Writing the Cozy Mystery, has been nominated for an Agatha Award. Her imaginative romances have proven popular with fans as well. These books have won the HOLT Medallion and Best Book in Romantic SciFi/Fantasy at The Romance Reviews. A featured speaker at libraries, conferences, and community events, she is listed in Contemporary Authors, Poets & Writers, and Who's Who in U.S. Writers, Editors, & Poets. When not busy writing, Nancy enjoys fine dining, cruising, visiting Disney World, and shopping. Visit her at NancyJCohen.com

About this edition

• Publisher: Kensington
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0758206569
• ISBN 13: 9780758206565
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256