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Hanging by a Hair

Bad Hair Day Mystery seriesbook 11 of 14Next:Peril By Ponytail(2015) →

Marla's joyous move to a new house with her husband, Detective Dalton Vail, is marred by their next-door neighbor who erects an illegal fence between their properties. When Dalton reminds the man of the local permitting laws, tempers flare—and worse, the neighbor is found dead the following day. Dismayed when Dalton is removed from the case due to a conflict of interest, Marla decides it's up to her to find the killer. Can the intrepid hairstylist untangle the clues and pin down the culprit before he strikes again?

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 287 pages

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