Permed to Death (The Bad Hair Day Mysteries, #1)

Hairstylist Marla Shore untangles a knot of secrets when she's suspected of poisoning her client's coffee creamer in this humorous cozy mystery.
Hairstylist Marla Shore has a bad hair day when one of her clients dies in the salon's shampoo chair. As if that's not enough, handsome Detective Vail accuses her of poisoning the woman's coffee creamer. Grumpy Bertha Kravitz might not have been Marla's favorite customer, but she's no killer. It's up to her to unmask the culprit to salvage her reputation.
Combing the woman's privileged world for clues, Marla uncovers a snarled web of suspects. There's the resentful son excluded from his mother's will, a shady business partner with secrets, and a niece who inherits a substantial fortune. But Marla might have to look closer to home, especially when her janitor vanishes without a trace and she discovers one of her stylists is living a lavish lifestyle.
With the detective tightening the net, Marla races to untangle the clues before her own secrets are exposed. If she doesn't solve this hair-raising case fast, he'll pin her with a motive and lock her away in a place where bad hair days will become permanent.
"Marla the beautician is a delight!"—Tamar Myers, author of the Pennsylvania Dutch Mysteries

Nancy J. Cohen writes the Bad Hair Day Mysteries featuring South Florida hairstylist Marla Vail. Titles in this series have been named Best Cozy Mystery by Suspense Magazine, won the Readers' Favorite Book Awards and the RONE Award, placed first in the Chanticleer International Book Awards and third in the Arizona Literary Awards.
Her nonfiction titles, Writing the Cozy Mystery and A Bad Hair Day Cookbook, have earned gold medals in the FAPA President's Book Awards and the Royal Palm Literary Awards, First Place in the IAN Book of the Year Awards and the Topshelf Magazine Book Awards. Writing the Cozy Mystery was also an Agatha Award Finalist.
Nancy's 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, Nancy is listed in Contemporary Authors, Poets & Writers, and Who's Who in U.S. Writers, Editors, & Poets. She is a past president of Florida Romance Writers and the Florida Chapter of Mystery Writers of America. When not busy writing, Nancy enjoys reading, fine dining, cruising, and visiting Disney World.