
Hair Raiser
The Bad Hair Day Mysteries, Book 2
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Narrado por:
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Mary Ann Jacobs
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Nancy J. Cohen
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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Fun mystery with entertaining cast of characters
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hair raiser
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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!
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Audiobook was provided for review by the author.
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the body count starts to add up
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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.
Sabotage against the ocean
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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.
A hair raiser of a mystery!
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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.”
Keeps you Guessing to the End
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Book 2 even better
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What did you like best about this story?
I liked this second book better than the first. The characters are established and the mystery was complex and intriguing. I loved the suspense in the story and all the excitement and drama that walking into dangerous situations brings. I liked that the author made this book more dramatic. I loved that Marla gets stuck into investigations and doesn't shy away when things get scary. I definitely want to continue reading this series.Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
I listened to this book in a few sittings but I found that I wanted to keep listening instead of stopping to do other things. It kept my attention very well and I enjoyed listening t it.Any additional comments?
I voluntarily received a review copy.Entertaining cosy mystery
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Any additional comments?
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.
Fun and Entertaining
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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.
So fun to listen too!!
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