Nancy J Cohen
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Sassy salon owner Marla Shore is giving grumpy Mrs. Kravitz a perm when her client dies 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. Her theory regarding whodunit gels only after she looks for the culprit closer...
2) Body wave
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Hairstylist and southern sleuth Marla Shore goes undercover in a hair-brained scheme to catch a killer in this adventurous cozy mystery.
In a story braided with unexpected twists and curls, salon owner Marla Shore takes on a role as nurse's aide for wealthy Miriam Pearl. While Marla snoops into the elderly matriarch's affairs, her boyfriend, Detective Dalton Vail, is afraid that the only affair she'll snag is with her ex-spouse, Stan. Juggling work...
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Join southern sleuth Marla Shore on another hair-raising adventure in this light-hearted cozy mystery.
Hairstylist and amateur sleuth Marla Shore lands a case close to home when her animal-loving neighbor-a man aptly named Goat-disappears, leaving his pets alone and a dead body in his master bedroom. Even more disturbing is the pattern of highlights Marla notes in the victim's hair. She recognizes the signature technique of her former mentor, master...
4) Hair Raiser
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A southern sleuth investigates murder and sabotage in sultry South Florida in this humorous cozy mystery.
When South Florida hairstylist Marla Shore takes charge of a fundraiser for a coastal preservation group, she has to comb through a knot of suspects to determine who's sabotaging their gala event. Participating chefs are dropping off the roster like hot rollers, and it's only through a series of hair-raising exploits that she can tease the truth...
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A cat, a crook, and a confused neighbor cause mirth in this killer cozy mystery short story.
Savvy hairstylist and super sleuth Marla Vail visits her friend Tally, who just got out of the hospital after a serious car accident. Marla has been caring for Tally's baby and is sad but grateful to return him to his mother. She and Tally reconcile their friendship that had become estranged before the crash.
Happy to have her friend back, Marla is about...
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In this trio of adventures, Marla solves a murder at her day spa in the midst of the December holidays, investigates her best friend's suspicious car accident, and enters a bake-off contest at a farm festival where she discovers a dead body in the strawberry field. She even saves a neighbor and her pet from a cat-astrophe in a bonus short story. FACIALS CAN BE FATALDuring the frenzy of the December holidays, the last thing salon owner Marla Vail needs...
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Savvy hairstylist and amateur sleuth Marla Vail enters a charity bake-off contest at a fall festival sponsored by a local farm. While she waits to see if her coconut fudge pie is a winner, Marla joins a scavenger hunt where people playing character roles are the targets. Instead of scoring points with a live person, she finds a dead body planted face-down in the strawberry field. Who would want to cut short the life of food magazine publisher and...
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Meet Marla Shore, a southern sleuth with a knack for styling hair and solving crimes. In this trio of adventures, Marla discovers the matron of honor stabbed to death under the cake table at her friend Jill's wedding. She gets married and moves into a new house with a dead body next door. Her honeymoon at a dude ranch turns dangerous when ghosts from the past stir up more trouble than the horses. SHEAR MURDERHairstylist Marla Shore is weeks away from...
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Starship pilot Jace Vernon is forced to flee his home world after being framed for murder. He seeks justice, but a lovely S.I.N. agent gets in his way. Not only does she distract him with her silvery hair and violet eyes, but she counters his every move in the quest to clear his name. As he attempts to sway her to his cause, he doesn't count on the personal consequences of success.
Rookie assassin Silver Malloy refuses to abort her deadly mission...
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Are you having a bad hair day? Whip out your whisk, snatch up your spoon, and prepare your palate. Inside the pages of this cookbook are recipes that will bring you good cheer.
Enjoy 160+ tasty recipes from Nancy J. Cohen's popular Bad Hair Day cozy mystery series. Included in this cookbook are excerpts, cooking tips, and anecdotes written by hairstylist and savvy sleuth Marla Vail. From appetizers to desserts, Marla offers cooking tips and tricks...
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How to Write a Winning Whodunit
Do you want to write a cozy mystery, but don't have a clue where to start? Or maybe you've begun a story, but are stuck on the plot? Perhaps you're already writing a series, and you need tips on keeping your material fresh? Writing the Cozy Mystery will help you develop your characters, establish the setting, plot the story, add suspense, plant clues and sustain your series.
12) Easter Hair Hunt
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Hare today, dead tomorrow... Can a stylish sleuth pull a rabbit out of her hat to solve an Easter murder in this to-dye-for cozy mystery?
When hairstylist Marla Vail attends an Easter egg hunt at historic Tremayne Manor, she's only there to fix hair for a client, Bonnie "Blinky" Morris. But when she's asked to comb the grounds for leftover goodies, Marla discovers more than just a few dyed eggs. The dead body in the bunny costume is definitely not...
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A remodeling project gone awry, a deadly Easter egg hunt, and a Fourth of July murder at a living history village make for a sparkling cozy mystery collection. EASTER HAIR HUNTAn Easter egg hunt at historic Tremayne Manor leads hairstylist Marla Vail to discover more than just dyed eggs. The dead man in the bunny suit is definitely not having a good hare day. Marla's husband, homicide detective Dalton Vail, knows she finds solving mysteries to be...
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The first three books in the award-winning Bad Hair Day cozy mystery series! Meet Marla Shore, a Florida hairstylist and salon owner with a knack for styling hair and solving crimes. In her debut case, the brazen beautician unravels a shocking murder that's making waves all over Palm Haven, a small southern town where almost everyone has something to hide. A coastal fundraiser and a murder at a sports club round out this trio of fun, light reads....
15) Circle of Light
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Attorney Sarina Bretton is kidnapped from Earth to become the legendary Great Healer and save the galaxy in this award-winning science fiction romance.
Attorney Sarina Bretton believes in facts, not fantasies of faraway planets. Then Captain Teir Reylock of the Coalition Defense League kidnaps her from Earth and whisks her to worlds she couldn't have imagined. While she's stunned at first, Sarina is even more astonished when Teir says he's taking...
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ILeena is an expert on the carvings left by the ancient Apostles who established the worship of Lothar on her world. When a holy artifact is stolen, she is assigned the task of locating it along with Taurin Rey Niris, a mysterious stranger engaged as her protector. When she first meets him, he is shrouded in black, his face shaded like the night. At first, she believes him to be a simple farmer, but he exhibits skills worthy of a warrior. Curious...
17) Warrior Prince
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A galactic warrior joins forces with a feisty mythologist to stop a dimensional rift from destroying Earth in this science fiction fantasy romance.
Nira Larsen's dream job interview at an Orlando theme park becomes a nightmare when costumed thugs accost her. She's rescued by a band of men claiming to be space warriors known as the Drift Lords. They've come to save Earth from an alien invasion.
Their leader, Zohar Thorald, explains that Nira's attackers...
18) Warrior Lord
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A dream wedding in Las Vegas turns into a nightmare when contest winner Erika Sherwood realizes she's married an alien in this action-packed fantasy romance. Pottery sculptor Erika Sherwood accepts a challenge from a stranger at a Las Vegas casino. The man named Magnor proposes they pretend to be engaged to win a contest with a rich reward. It seems like a sweet deal, except for one point. The winners will be married in a televised segment right after...
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As a new stepmother, hairstylist Marla Vail hopes to win brownie points by helping her daughter with a school haunted house project. All goes well until Marla stumbles over a corpse on the spooky estate grounds. Between slacker students, helicopter parents, unexpected heirs, and a stonewalling school administration, Marla has her hands full in solving a murder and keeping the kids safe.Third Place Winner in the Suspense Short category of the 2017...
20) Dead roots
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A haunted hotel, a family curse, mysterious Cossacks, hidden treasure, murdered guests . . . what looked to be a routine family reunion is turning into a serious Bad Hair Day indeed. One that's trouble all the way down to the . . . .
Dead Roots
Marla Shore thought the only tricky part of the reunion at Florida's historic Sugar Crest Plantation Resort would be introducing her fiancé, Detective Dalton Vail, to her family. . .and vice
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