Facials Can Be Fatal: A Bad Hair Day Mystery

At the start of Cohen's lame 13th Bad Hair Day mystery (after 2015's Peril by Ponytail), Valerie Weston, a major source of support for Friends of Old Florida, a historical building%E2%80%93preservation society, expires while getting a facial at Marla Vail's hair salon, the Cut 'N Dye, in Palm Haven, Fla. Marla's husband, homicide detective Dalton Vail, lends a hand in the process of investigating Weston's demise. Since Marla's staff members were hired to prep the models at FOFL's big fashion show/fund-raiser event, Marla has the chance to interview Weston's associates, including designer Yolanda Whipp. When photographer Jason Faulks is murdered at the show and Yolanda's jeweled headpiece is stolen, the investigation widens. Marla gets help from photos that Faulks sent to her right before his death and from an old journal given to her by a friend of Weston's as she pushes and prods her way to a dangerous but unexciting climax. (Feb.)