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Hair Raiser
- The Bad Hair Day Mysteries, Book 2
- Narrated by: Mary Ann Jacobs
- Length: 6 hrs and 52 mins
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Publisher's summary
Hairstylist Marla Shore gets drawn into a culinary caper that involves murder, sabotage, and fowl play in this delectable cozy mystery.
When hairstylist Marla Shore volunteers for Taste of the World, a fundraiser for her cousin’s favorite charity, she quickly discovers that mixing scissors and sauté pans can be a recipe for disaster. First Chef Pierre's rum-soaked Bananas Foster erupts in his face. Then more chefs drop from the roster like overcooked soufflés and the nonprofit's attorney becomes the victim of fowl play. It’s clear as a consommé that someone is stirring up trouble. With a cunning killer on the loose, Marla has a lot more to worry about than which canapés her chefs should serve.
She teams up with Detective Dalton Vail to untangle the clues. He believes someone from the nonprofit’s board of directors might be involved, but Marla has her own suspicions. As she digs deeper, she realizes their upcoming gala could be more perilous than a hot stove. She’d better sift through the suspects to stop the saboteur before the entire event goes up in flames.
Nominated for a Reviewer’s Choice Award by RT Book Reviews
“Curl up with Nancy Cohen’s stylishly witty and chillingly suspenseful tale of murder on the Florida coast—Hair Raiser is a cut above.” Joanne Pence, author of the Angie Amalfi Mysteries
“Hair Raiser kept me guessing until the very end. Hats off to Nancy Cohen and her engaging sleuth, Marla the hairdresser!” Laurien Berenson, author of the Melanie Travis mystery series
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When hardworking attorney Clare Westbrook learns that her ambulance-chasing boss has been murdered, she's shocked - but not exactly surprised. Harvey Kredd was known for his less-than-ethical business dealings, and even his acts of generosity were tinged with greed. Clare, working at Kredd and Associates to pay off the law school loan Harvey had granted her several years before, knows she's got no choice: indentured servitude, twenty-first-century style.
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Great Potential
- By Rusty on 05-18-16
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Point of Danger
- Triple Threat, Book 1
- By: Irene Hannon
- Narrated by: Therese Plummer
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Radio-talk-show host Eve Reilly is used to backlash from her pot-stirring on-air commentary and interviews. But now it seems a disgruntled listener is resorting to more than angry words to express their displeasure. When a suspicious package arrives on her doorstep, Eve turns to law enforcement for help. Police Detective Brent Lange can't find any evidence to link the string of unsettling incidents that follows, but he's convinced they're connected. As the harassment grows more menacing, it becomes clear someone wants Eves voice silenced - permanently.
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Delightful and Worth the TIME!!
- By JB on 12-10-20
By: Irene Hannon
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A Crafty Killing
- Victoria Square Mystery, Book 1
- By: Lorraine Bartlett
- Narrated by: Jorjeana Marie
- Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
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The last thing Katie Bonner wanted was to become the manager of Artisans Alley. But when her business partner Ezra Hilton is found bludgeoned to death, she has no other choice. Business under Ezra had been faltering - but was it enough to provoke someone to murder? Only Katie can find the answer.
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- By Kathi on 04-30-15
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Deep Waters
- By: Jayne Ann Krentz
- Narrated by: Stephanie Diaz
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Facing crises of career and heart, two of the most powerful corporate figures in the Northwest are now borne by the currents of fate to the same small Washington town, and to their respective shops - a bookstore for Charity and a small curiosity shop for Elias. As Charity and Elias begin a cautious exploration of each other's pasts, hidden agendas, and libidos, they discover one thing they definitely have in common: a martial arts master, he's a novice at relationships; a formidable executive, she's starting in the mailroom when it comes to love.
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They got it wrong
- By Phyllis on 06-11-13
By: Jayne Ann Krentz
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Grace Under Pressure
- Manor House Mystery Series, Book 1
- By: Julie Hyzy
- Narrated by: Emily Durante
- Length: 9 hrs and 1 min
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Everyone wants a piece of millionaire Bennett Marshfield, owner of Marshfield Manor, but now it's up to new curator Grace Wheaton and handsome groundskeeper Jack Embers to protect dear old Marshfield. But to do this, they'll have to investigate a botched Ponzi scheme, some torrid Wheaton family secrets-and sour grapes out for revenge.
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Loved it!!!
- By Beatrice on 11-18-13
By: Julie Hyzy
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Deception
- By: Selena Montgomery
- Narrated by: Simone Daye
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Playing the odds has always been Fin Borders' forte. But an innocent woman has been accused of murder, and to help, Fin will have to go back to the small southern town of her birth. It's a place she's been running from her entire life, a place of violence, where she got by with nothing more than her wits. Returning to Hallden, Georgia, means facing the ghosts of a brutal crime that Fin will never forget - and risking her own life. But Fin isn't the only one in Hallden hunting for a killer. FBI Special Agent Caleb Matthews is deep undercover, hiding his true identity.
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Well Witten Loved it!!
- By Patricia on 11-10-20
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Death on Demand
- A Death on Demand Mystery, Book 1
- By: Carolyn G. Hart
- Narrated by: Kate Reading
- Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins
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At Annie Laurance's Death on Demand bookstore on Broward's Rock Island, South Carolina, murder suddenly isn't confined to the well-stocked shelves. Author Elliot Morgan's abrupt demise during a weekly gathering of famous mystery writers called the Sunday Night Regulars is proof positive that a bloody sword is sometimes mightier than a brilliant pen. With Annie in the unenviable position of primary police suspect, the pretty young mystery maven and her wealthy paramour, Max Darling, embark on an investigation into a classic locked-room mystery with high stakes.
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It's an ok read
- By Dianna on 07-02-12
By: Carolyn G. Hart
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Bran New Death
- Merry Muffin Mystery Series #1
- By: Victoria Hamilton
- Narrated by: Margaret Strom
- Length: 10 hrs and 50 mins
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Merry is making a fresh start in small-town Autumn Vale, New York, in the mansion she's inherited from her late uncle, Melvin. The house is run-down, and someone has been digging giant holes on the grounds, but with its restaurant-quality kitchen, the place has potential for her new baking business. She even has her first client - the local retirement home. Unfortunately, Merry soon finds that quite a few townsfolk didn't like Uncle Mel, and she has inherited their enmity as well as his home.
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Good story but did not like the narrator!
- By Samantha on 01-18-16
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Arsenic with Austen: A Mystery
- The Crime with the Classics, Book 1
- By: Katherine Bolger Hyde
- Narrated by: Caroline Shaffer
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
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When Emily Cavanaugh inherits a fortune from her great-aunt, she expects her life to change. She doesn't expect to embark on a murder investigation, confront the man who broke her heart 35 years before, and nearly lose her own life. Emily travels to the sleepy coastal village of Stony Beach, Oregon, to claim her inheritance, centered on a beautiful Victorian estate called Windy Corner but also including a substantial portion of the real estate of the whole town.
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Starts with great promise, but....
- By Wendie Lubic on 07-16-16
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The Second Husband
- A Novel
- By: Kate White
- Narrated by: Leslie Howard
- Length: 9 hrs and 21 mins
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Recovering from the unsolved murder of her first husband, Derrick, thirtysomething Emma Hawke has built a new life with Tom, a handsome, successful, and loving widower who finally makes her feel safe again. Then one day a police detective shows up at their house on the Connecticut shore, asking questions about Derrick’s death. Emma was sure she’d been cleared in the days after the tragedy. So why is law enforcement taking another look now—and questioning the timing of her relationship with Tom? She hadn’t even met him until after Derrick’s death.
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Too fluffy, skip it.
- By Caitlin Hickerson on 09-25-22
By: Kate White
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Brownies and Broomsticks
- A Magical Bakery Mystery, Book 1
- By: Bailey Cates
- Narrated by: Johanna Parker
- Length: 7 hrs and 4 mins
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Katie Lightfoot's tired of loafing around as the assistant manager of an Ohio bakery. So when her aunt Lucy and uncle Ben open a bakery in Savannah's quaint downtown district and ask Katie to join them, she enthusiastically agrees. While working at the Honeybee Bakery - named after Lucy's cat - Katie notices that her aunt is adding mysterious herbs to her recipes. Turns out these herbal enhancements aren't just tasty - Aunt Lucy is a witch and her recipes are actually spells!
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A Little Mystery with your Magic
- By Kathryn on 03-28-13
By: Bailey Cates
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- Leslie F.
- 11-28-16
Fun mystery with entertaining cast of characters
This is the second book in the Bad Hair Day Mystery series, and it did not disappoint. It is a fun and cozy mystery. I liked the characters - especially the main character, Marla the hairdresser. She is passionate about hair, and I liked how all throughout the book, she is evaluating everyone's hairstyle that she sees. I found her family - especially her mom - very entertaining. I listened to the Audible audio version of this book narrated by Mary Ann Jacobs, and enjoyed her narration. She has a pleasant voice and gives unique voices to each of the characters. If you like cozy mysteries, or get excited about hair, this is a great series to read.
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- charlene
- 05-19-19
hair raiser
I loved this story! complex characters and very interesting storyline! Wonderful narration! I have to continue with this series on audiobook! Lots of twists and turns and a really fun read!
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- Midwestbonsai
- 06-19-17
the body count starts to add up
Marla Shore is recovering from her first run in with a killer. Since she’s physically unable to work in her beauty salon, she volunteers for the Taste of the World to keep busy. Dalton Vail, a police officer and hopeful suitor, is thrilled that she will be busy and out of his cases. Oh, if it were only that easy Dalton!
In Hair Raiser: The Bad Hair Day Mysteries, book 2, the body count starts to add up. Marla has caught the eye of a new suitor and Taste of the World is shaping up … but not like one would expect!
Nancy Cohen has taken Marla, growing her character into a tenacious sleuth with the intellect and tenacity of Columbo but the fun and outgoing personality of a young Jessica Fletcher. One cannot help but love Marla. The chemistry between Marla and Dalton continues to get more interesting but one is not clear where their relationship is headed. Cohen keeps us guessing past the end of the book!
I thought I knew who the killer was in this book but much to my surprise, each person suspected proved to not to be the killer. Cohen is a masterful weaver of mystery and twists; she skillfully misdirects the reader until the last moment.
Mary Ann Jacobs gives an excellent performance. She assumes the role of each character projecting them through her many voices. I could listen to Jacobs for days, her voice is soothing.
If you enjoy light cozy mysteries, this is a great series to get hooked on!
There were no issues with the quality or production of this audiobook.
Audiobook was provided for review by the author.
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- Victoria J. Mejia-Gewe
- 11-17-17
Sabotage against the ocean
In Hair Raiser by Nancy J. Cohen, Marla Shore has volunteered to help her cousin Cynthia with Taste of the World, a major fundraiser for the Ocean Guard charity. If they do not succeed this year or fail to keep their beach property in Florida clean, the property will revert to an unknown heir. So when her cousin finds medical waste dumped on the beach, this proves to be a problem. Further, someone has been scaring away the famous chefs from the fundraiser using threatening letters and sabotage. Could the unnamed heir be a member of the Ocean Guard board in order to stop them from keeping the property for good? This becomes a distinct possibility when the lawyer on the board, whose partnership wrote up the will many years ago but who still seems to know who the heir is gets brutally murdered, bludgeoned to death.
Detective Dalton Vail is upset that Marla is getting herself involved again in a murder, especially since he is interested in her romantically. But Marla’s family is pushing a different man on her. Dealing with all this while also still trying to run her hair salon, where Marla snoops by having conversations with her customers makes her life really wild.
The plot of this book comes with a good premise. Being set in the south of Florida, it suits well to use the context of an oceanic environmental charity for the basis of the mystery. I also like the way the book uses the setting of Marla’s hair salon to let her do her detection, since people so often tell everything to their hairdressers as they sit getting their hair done week to week or month to month.
This book does a good job of portraying the American Jewish culture of Marla’s family. They have a kosher Thanksgiving feast and are eager to push a rich Jewish man on Marla, whether or not he is nice. But everyone has skeletons in his or her closet. But despite this fact, the characters in this book do not have the depth that I like to see in books. I don’t picture the people other than Marla and the two men fighting for her affections, Vail and David. I also did not like the way Marla takes such obvious risks in going out on her own in dangerous situations. The book actually telegraphs bad situations and characters to the reader in advance, which gets annoying after a while.
I continue to like the choice of Mary Ann Jacobs as the narrator of the book. She has a unique-sounding voice that gives good expression to the book.
Hair Raiser is an enjoyable sequel to Permed to Death, but it doesn’t quite measure up to the level set by the first book in the series. I did find myself rooting for Marla’s happiness, and I hope to see better things in her future in upcoming books. I give this book four stars.
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- IAN
- 01-31-17
A hair raiser of a mystery!
When savvy hairstylist Marla Shore volunteers for a fundraiser, 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.
Can Marla's shear her way through the lies to catch a killer? Before the killer buries her for good?
Hair Raiser was originally published by Kensington Publishing Corp. This Author’s Edition has been revised and updated with added bonus materials.
Another fun Bad Hair Day mystery from the pen of Nancy J. Cohen.
Well plotted and written, with plenty of twists and turns to keep you turning the pages (or listening) right through until the hair splitting conclusion.
These audio books are great fun to listen to. And well narrated by Mary Ann Jacobs.
Available in Hardback, Paperback, Kindle and Audio download.
I voluntarily listened and reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.
Published by Orange Grove Press and given by the author.
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- Lori
- 01-03-17
Fun and Entertaining
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Another very entertaining and enjoyable cozy mystery. I enjoyed this book more than the first book in the series. Romance, suspense, mystery and mishaps all wrapped up in a fun, light, interesting and engaging story. Nancy Cohen's books are just all around good fun and perfect for the days you just want something light but entertaining to listen to.
The story is constantly moving forward and something is always happening. Never a dull moment.
Marla and Dalton are back as well as a great cast of likable characters as usual. Looking forward to listening/reading the rest of the series.
Mary Ann Jacobs did a great job with the narration. Nice voice, easy to listen to for long periods of time. Clearly spoken with a nice even pace. Good character voices. Perfect delivery. She brought the story and the characters to life. Very enjoyable.
I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator or publisher.
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- Zabree
- 12-17-16
So fun to listen too!!
Hair raiser review
I really loved this book! I throughly enjoy Nancy Cohen writing and also how this continues from. "Permed to death "
Mary Ann Jacobs was a perfect fit narrating this book. I find her voice perfect to detail and bring life to the character. I didn't find it droned on, as a matter of fact I really couldn't wait to get listening again. I liked how it touched on the romance but didn't get caught up in it and steer away fro the main story.
I was gifted this book for my honest review
I look forward to listening to more of here work.
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- Jo
- 12-01-16
A good second book
This was a good follow up to the first book. The second book in a series I think is the most important. It has to keep the momentum from the first and needs to start endearing itself to readers either through the characters, the writing or even the setting. This book does that pretty well. We get to know the main character a bit better and the fact that she notices the hair style of everyone is an endearing quality, I think.
The mystery was pretty obvious. I'd be surprised to be surprised by the mystery in a cozy. I like them more for their characters (an old friend quality is a must) and frankly to de-stress from my busy life. This series is likeable and I look forward to more. The performance was very good!
"This audiobook was provided by the author, narrator, or publisher at no cost in exchange for an unbiased review courtesy of AudiobookBoom.com
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- C E
- 12-19-16
Keeps you Guessing to the End
I enjoyed listening to this mystery of who is trying to sabotage the Taste of the World fundraiser and the situations that Marla finds herself in as she tries to figure out what is going on. Marla works her way through the suspects wanting to eliminate some, but tries to be fair. All the while she also is trying to figure out who is trying to keep Ocean Guard from taking possession of the preserve and if the two events are connected.
I liked how she went about combining interviewing suspects, gathering clues, and finding chefs to take part in Taste of the World. She also finds time to combine dating with sleuthing and still work her day job.
I enjoyed the narrator of this book as well. She did a good job in the voices for the different characters.
This was an interesting mystery and I plan to explore more in the series. “I voluntarily received a review copy of this audiobook from the author.”
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- Suzan
- 12-23-16
Book 2 even better
This is book two in the series. Nancy Cohen does a nice job with this fun cozy mystery. Marla Shore is a great character. I really enjoyed how she was always evaluating peoples hair styles seems real to me. I thought Mary Ann Jacobs did a wonderful job of narrating this book. I look forward to more in this series. I was gifted this book but this is my honest review.
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