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Murder on the Beach Mystery Bookstore Bestseller

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Murder on the Beach Mystery Bookstore Bestseller

Hairstylist Marla Shore stumbles over her rival’s body in the meter room behind their competing salons.  When her boyfriend, hunky Detective Vail, asks for her help in solving the murder, she gets hot on the trail.  The stakes rise when the victim’s trusted psychic warns that someone Marla loves is in great danger.  Her investigation takes her to a smoky bingo parlor, a spooky town run by spiritualists, and sultry Delray Beach.  But what scares Marla the most is her relationship with Vail which takes a surprising turn.

"Intrepid Marla Shore is up to her elbows in hot water when a rival salon owner turns up dead...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
Book #5 in the Bad Hair Day Mysteries
 

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Murder on the Beach Mystery Bookstore Bestseller

Hairstylist Marla Shore is thrust into her newest South Florida adventure when her animal-loving neighbor named Goat disappears, leaving his pets alone and a dead body in the master bedroom. After 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 hair growth formulas, exotic animal smuggling, and citrus canker. When dashing Dalton Vail’s interest turns decidedly personal, she wonders which pursuer will claim her first: the amorous detective or the killer? 

"Lively fun." --Library Journal

"Full of twists and turns, great characters, and an interesting setting.  Who could ask for more?"
------Denise Swanson, author of the Scumble River mystery series 

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BODY WAVE
Book #4 in the Bad Hair Day Mysteries

 

 Murder on the Beach Mystery Bookstore Bestseller

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.

"This follow-up to Murder by Manicure moves right along and will make good reading for the holidays. "
--Library Journal

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MURDER BY MANICURE
Book #3 in the Bad Hair Day Mysteries

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Hairstylist 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.  

"Marla Shore is a beguiling, very clever sleuth who teases out every clue.  Absolutely delightful!"
    Jill Churchill, author of the Jane Jeffry & Grace and Favor mystery series.

"MURDER BY MANICURE is a compelling mystery with intriguing characters, a suspenseful plot, and a surprising, yet
perfectly fitting, conclusion."  Stephanie Saxon Levine, Murder on Miami Beach Mystery Bookstore

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Nominated by RT BOOKclub for a Reviewer's Choice Award

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.

“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 mystery series

 "HAIR RAISER is curled around a likable amateur sleuth who can handle a curling iron and murder clues with aplomb...Cohen is on her way to a stylish series."  Sun-Sentinel

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 PERMED TO DEATH
Book #1 in the Bad Hair Day Mysteries

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.  

“A terrific mystery debut for Nancy Cohen.  Marla the beautician is a delight!”
     Tamar Myers, author of BAROQUE AND DESPERATE

"Fast-paced and jaunty...With its chatty prose, this novel soon sweeps the reader
into the swirl of Marla's Jewish family, her community activities,
her increasingly dangerous investigation and her attempts to hide a shameful secret from her past."
Publishers Weekly

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AND DON'T MISS THIS ROMANTIC MYSTERY NOVELLA: 

Reality show contestant Heather Payne’s assignment is simple: get a bed-and-breakfast in Winter Park, FL ready to open within seven days.  It sounds like a piece of cake, until she meets the other cutthroat contestants, including handsome carpenter Rex Gerard.  He may be all business on the show, but in the B&B’s wine cellar, he is only interested in Heather’s pleasure. When deadly accidents disrupt their team, Heather fears she may be sleeping with the enemy.

“Nancy J Cohen has a created a fast-paced mystery filled with sexual desire and intriguing characters.  This whodunit story will engage your senses and keep you guessing all the way through.  I love Ms. Cohen’s writing style, and she will always be one of my favorite mystery authors.”
BJ Deese, Romance Junkies