Nancy J. Cohen
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Perish by Pedicure
A Bad Hair Day mystery
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Marla takes a job as assistant hairstylist to a platform artist at a beauty show. The company director’s mysterious death causes unexpected chaos, but that’s nothing compared to the turmoil at home. Her fiancé Detective Dalton Vail’s former in-laws have come for a visit, putting Marla’s temper on a short fuse just when she needs her wits to solve another murder.“Warm Florida sunshine and plenty of quirky characters to keep you guessing. The perfect read for a beach chair or under the hair dryer.” —Nancy Martin, author of the Blackbird Sisters mystery series
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Dead Roots
A Bad Hair Day mystery
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Marla’s family reunion at a haunted Florida resort turns up dead bodies instead of fond memories. She and her fiancé, Detective Dalton Vail, launch another murder investigation in the midst of Thanksgiving dinner."Dead Roots has all the right ingredients for a great hair day, absolutely fun, winsome characters, a fast-paced, wonderful mystery read!" —Heather Graham, NY Times Bestselling Author of Killing Kelly
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Died Blonde
A Bad Hair Day mystery
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“Intrepid Marla Shore is up to her elbows in hot water when a rival salon owner turns up dead and shorn. Marla follows a path of clues that includes a wacky psychic, bingo mamas and mysterious keepsakes. Nancy Cohen has penned another follicle-raising frolic with a wry twist of romance.” —P.J. Parrish, New York Times bestselling author of Dead of Winter and Island of Bones.
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Highlights to Heaven
Type of edition: Hardback
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Hairstylist Marla Shore lands a case close to home when her animal-loving neighbor named Goat disappears, leaving his pets alone and a dead body in the master bedroom. When she notices the distinctive pattern of highlights in the deceased person’s hair, Marla gets hot on the trail of her missing friend. Soon she’s untangling clues involving secretive hair growth formulas, exotic animal smuggling, and citrus canker. When dashing Detective Dalton Vail’s interest turns decidedly personal, she wonders which pursuer will claim her first: the amorous detective or the killer?
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Body Wave
Type of edition: Paperback
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Stylist Marla Shore goes undercover in a hair-brained scheme to catch a killer in her latest South Florida adventure. In a story braided with unexpected twists and curls, she takes on a role as nurse’s aide for wealthy Miriam Pearl. While Marla snoops into the elderly matriarch’s affairs, her friend Detective Vail is afraid that the only affair she’ll snag is with her ex-spouse, Stan. Juggling work at her salon, crime solving, and two amorously inclined males, Marla fights a race against time to save Stan before the dashing detective! nails him for murder."When it comes to hair-raising tales of murder and mayhem, Nancy J. Cohen’s wonderfully wry Bad Hair Day mysteries are second to none." Barnes & Noble Ransom Notes
"A real page-turner" Murder on the Beach Mystery Bookstore
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Murder by Manicure
Type of edition: Paperback
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Salon owner Marla Shore is chewing her nails over her latest dilemma. She’s joined a fitness club to get in shape, but more than her abs tighten when a member is murdered. To complicate matters, Detective Dalton Vail disapproves of the charade she’s playing to help a friend. She'd better polish her act, or she’ll be the next one who ends up in the dead file."An amusing, well-paced mystery..." Kirkus Reviews
"Cohen fashions her Bad Hair Day series with plenty of humor, snappy repartee and even a healthy helping of! current events.” Fort Myers News-Press
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Hair Raiser
A Bad Hair Day mystery
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When savvy hairstylist Marla Shore volunteers for a fund-raiser, she has to comb through a knot of suspects to determine who's sabotaging the gala event. Participating chefs are dropping off the roster like hot rollers, and it's only through a series of hair-raising exploits that the brazen beautician can tease the truth from them. Too late to stop a murder, Marla must salvage the grand affair before she's moussed into oblivion.
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Permed to Death
A Bad Hair Day mystery
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Sassy salon owner Marla Shore is giving grumpy Mrs. Kravitz a perm when the old lady croaks in the shampoo chair. If that isn't enough to give her a bad hair day, handsome Detective Vail suspects Marla of poisoning the woman's coffee creamer! Figuring she'd better expose the real killer before the next victim frizzes out, Marla sets on the trail of a wave of wacky suspects.
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