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Killer Cuts
Elaine Viets

A Dead-End Job Mystery #8
Obsidian
May 2009
On Sale: May 5, 2009
Featuring: Helen Hawthorne
272 pages
ISBN: 0451226860
EAN: 9780451226860
Kindle: B00256Z2GE
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Paperback (reprint - May 2010)

Mystery Woman Sleuth

Helen Hawthorne’s latest dead-end job is in Miguel Angel’s Fort Lauderdale hair salon, where a trim can cost as much as a car payment and a blowout can wipe you out. But when one of the salon’s most famous clients, gossip blogger and cable-TV show host Kingman “King” Oden is murdered at his own wedding, things get a little hairy and King becomes the prime suspect. To save her boss—and her job— Helen is determined to find the murderer. When she finds herself the target of threatening notes, it’s more imperative than ever that she figure out who at the wedding was dressed to kill.

Dead-End Job Mystery

Comments

79 comments posted.

Re: Killer Cuts

A wonderful list!!! I just put a bunch on my wishlist like Adrian (love this vamp series), Haddock (so been waiting for this one!), Kenyon (don't miss any of hers), Knight (Great heroes!), Tabke (I need to get this whole trilogy), Davis (Firemen!), Balogh (Beautiful regencies) and Johnson (new to me author).

Sara, I love Balogh's books too! Have you read SILENT MELODY, its a earlier book and just so beautiful!

Whew! Now going to add more to this list from this site, LOL.
(Cathie Morton 8:42pm May 1, 2009)

This is a great list! I hope these are in the bag: Last Vampire Standing, Seducing An Angel, The Accidental Lawman, Guardian.
(Ashley Madden 9:34pm May 1, 2009)

Fatal Secrets, Final Finese, Blind Sight, Gone Tomorrow, Whispered Lies, Whispers of the Dead,Beneath Bone Lake as all ones that I want to read. I love the mysteries. This is a great giveaway! Thank you for allowing me to enter.
(Yvonne Butler 2:05pm May 2, 2009)

This list is terrific. I hope Ashes of Midnight, Last Vampire Standing, Whispered Lies, Guardian and Hotshot are in the bag. All the books sound greatm but these are my preferences.
(Tina Dowdy 5:04pm May 2, 2009)

I have always enjoyed mystery books themed around cooking, especially cookies (Joanne Fluke), chocolate, and general innocent catering! When recipes are included it always make the book that much more enjoyable. I would love a summer book tote full of mystery (romance) books!
(Taunna Jarvimaki 6:44pm May 2, 2009)

Until now I had no idea there was a serious of books like this! How funny! While I would love to win this series or at least the first book I might have to go out and buy it!
(Taunna Jarvimaki 6:45pm May 2, 2009)

I hope the one by Mary Balogh is in the bag.
(Amanda Jenkins 8:03pm May 2, 2009)

Hello from Greenville, PA.
I would like to win some summer reading.
Thanks
(Eleanor Harkins 9:24pm May 2, 2009)

Thank you for all you do to make life and shopping easier for the rest of us !!!!
(Gina Keitz 2:17am May 3, 2009)

Oh my! My TBR list is overflowing and it looks like I'm going to have to read faster! Thanks for the list!
(Jacqueline Lam 2:22am May 3, 2009)

oh good Sherrily Kenyonand Dainna love came out whit a new book got to get that.Nancy Haddocks & Lara Adrian book looks good to.
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(Stacey Smith 3:17am May 3, 2009)

May looks like a great month with so
many great books being released. Thanks
for the heads up!
(Sue Ahn 4:43am May 3, 2009)

All of these books are awesome, I'm waiting for Mary Blough's last installment of the Huxtable Series i have the others.
(Audra Holtwick 6:07am May 3, 2009)

So many wonderful authors. Any of them would be a pleasure to read. Winning one would just be fun.
(Dee Dailey 9:37am May 3, 2009)

I still have to work the same schedule in summer, but some how I do read more. HOw is that?
(Caroline Kolb 2:17pm May 3, 2009)

I'd like to see Beneath Bone Lake and Blind Site in the prize package but any of them would be great!
(Sandy Miresse 4:54pm May 3, 2009)

"Ashes of Midnight" and Mary Balogh's newest book are on my wish lists! Don't they look fabulous!?

Perfect books to start out the summer! :D
(Rachael Grime 11:03pm May 3, 2009)

Oh my, May looks like another great new book month! Thank you for the update and the contest!
(Janece Suarez 12:24pm May 4, 2009)

Thanks so much for giving us the heads up for what looks like to be a great summer for reading!
(Carrie Divine 8:32pm May 4, 2009)

May books look to break my budget again. In April I bought seven new books and about ten used at a library sale. Your contest sounds great!
(Elaine Carlini-Davis 10:52pm May 4, 2009)

Love Mary Balogh, enjoying this new series; also on my wishlist Tabke,Knight, Johnson, Brennan,Kenyon/Love and now you have me looking at more.
(Pamela Pellini 8:26am May 5, 2009)

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO A.BRENNAN BK2 FATAL SECRETS & ANA LEIGH HOLDING OUT FOR A HERO
(Jean Mess 1:26pm May 6, 2009)

Any of the books listed would be a great prize.
(Barbara Semeraro 8:57am May 7, 2009)

So many great books coming out this May!! :) Isn't it a great month?!?!
(Beverly Bennett 9:14pm May 8, 2009)

there is some good books coming out this month how can i get them all?so many to get and never a nuf money to get them all.
(Stacey Smith 3:06am May 9, 2009)

I love thrillers and suspense, and there is
a wonderful lineup! I would choose
Gone Tomorrow, Beneath Bone Lake,
Wicked Prey, Whispers of the Dead and
Blind Sight.
(Jane Hixon 11:35am May 9, 2009)

Hot Shot, Under Fire as I love heroes in uniform.
(Robyn Lee 1:26pm May 9, 2009)

right now lots of books are coming out that I want I have already bought over 10 books this month. sherryln kenyon is one book i want still.
(Rhonda Laney 4:12pm May 11, 2009)

Too many choices. I'd be happy to win
any of them. Thanks for a chance to win
(Judy Killen 1:21am May 12, 2009)

Wow those are all great books! Can't wait to read them
(Belinda Bonello 10:57am May 12, 2009)

ooh lots of good books!
Thanks for the giveaway!
(Joanne Schultz 11:18am May 12, 2009)

I love your website! It has so many contests & is full of information on the Authors & their books!
sharon
(Sharon Shearouse 12:54pm May 12, 2009)

Lots of great books here! Gone Tomorrow and Wicked Prey
would be my first picks!
(Carol Mintz 5:27pm May 12, 2009)

Wow those all look good, I'm really looking forward to the Alissa Johnson and Ana Leigh books!
(Ashley Smith 5:50pm May 12, 2009)

I'd love to see John Sanford in the Grab Bag. I can never put a Sanford down until I finish it.
(Angela Hoagland 4:48pm May 14, 2009)

I have also been waiting for Last Vampire Standing and would love Guardian! Lots of good books!
(Jennifer Cline 5:28pm May 14, 2009)

all the books sound great! Goo luck to all.
(Diane Sadler 10:34pm May 14, 2009)

You always have the coolest books here. I have found both old and new favorites when read here.
(Tabatha Basham 5:32pm May 15, 2009)

What a great lot of books coming out soon, both favorite authors like Mary Balogh and Catherine Mann, as well as exciting books by new-to-me authors.
(Sigrun Schulz 6:33pm May 15, 2009)

I found sooo many I would love to see in the bag but the best would be,Elaine Viets's book Killer Cuts;John Standfords book Wicked Prey. I have read books by Viets and now I look forward to John's.
(Kathy Vallee 2:10am May 16, 2009)

I couldn't wait to buy Nancy Haddock's "Last Vampire Standing," and I'm glad because it was great. So many of the other books look fab, too, but I am especially interested in "Wicked Prey," "Final Finesse," and :Killer Cuts."
(Michelle St. James 12:16pm May 16, 2009)

Looks like a full summer of reading ahead. So many good books to look forward too.
(Judy Anderson 2:06pm May 16, 2009)

Lots of interesting books included in the group. Would love to read any of them.
(Cheryl Snyder 9:50pm May 18, 2009)

First time visitor and enjoyed reading the comments. I will visit again
(Joy Isley 3:02pm May 19, 2009)

I am looking forward to reading several of these books. I am especially enjoying Alissa Johnson's series and cannot wait to read McAlistair's Fortune.
(Lori Patterson 5:17pm May 19, 2009)

Can't wait to read a lot of these books and the series they are a part of! Gotta love series books!
(Kelli Jo Calvert 12:34pm May 20, 2009)

OK I need to get to a book store and quick - hopefully some will be obtainable in the UK.
(Sarah Keery 1:09pm May 20, 2009)

picked up the new Angela knight at the RT convention. Read it on the plane. Great book
(Karen Manns 8:19pm May 20, 2009)

Good grief! There are so many good
books in this list, I truly don't know
where to start. Any of them would be
great. Thanks for the update on the
releases.
(Patricia Barraclough 11:05pm May 20, 2009)

I so love your lists! I came to get my list added on and its the right place! I loved the Mary Balogh series and so can't wait for that Hardcover and gotta fit it in my budget somehow, LOL
(Cathie Morton 11:18pm May 20, 2009)

So many sound soooo good. I'd like to see Gone Tomorrow in the Grab bag.
(Sandy Miresse 9:34am May 21, 2009)

All these books look great! I'd love to win some of them!
(Denise Powers 4:07pm May 21, 2009)

What a choice!
Simon Beckett
Lee Child
The Coptic Secret
Whispered Lies
(Sally Gawne 6:17pm May 21, 2009)

I love your picks for the list. I would be happy to win any of them!!
(Michele Oldenburg 10:02am May 22, 2009)

I love this time of year. The weather is beautiful and the selection of books that come out is outstanding. I don't know which one I would pick to read first.
(Rosemary Krejsa 7:10pm May 22, 2009)

Wow what a list any of them would be great, would love to win all or any of them. thanks for having contest.
(Gloria Vigil 8:55am May 23, 2009)

They all sound great, but I'd love Last Vampire Standing, Seducing An Angel, Tempting Fate, Tekgrrl, Holding Out For A Hero, Ashes of Midnight
(Barbara Elness 3:43pm May 23, 2009)

Nice selection of paranormal and thriller books. Looking forward to finding new reads for the summer.
(E Felder 6:25pm May 23, 2009)

Right now I'm reading Ride a Painted Pony and can't hardly put it down.
(Susie Kerner 7:42pm May 23, 2009)

There are a lot of wonderful authors and great stories on your May list. Picking a few will be hard, but i'll do my best! ;-D
(Gordon Wilson 7:53pm May 23, 2009)

There are so many great books on this list that you can't go wrong with any of them!
(Hannah Beck 12:39pm May 24, 2009)

I'm hoping these books will be in the bag: Last Vampire Standing, Seducing an Angel, McAlistair's Fortune, Master of Craving, Whispered Lies, Ashes of Midnight and Tekgrrl! Thanks for the opportunity!
(Sara Denluck 6:32am May 24, 2009)

Oh boy! Another John Sanford ... I'm hooked on his books.
(Sandy Miresse 8:14am May 24, 2009)

Ooh, what a list to choose from! Other than all of them, I'd like books by Viets, Mann, Davis, Landis, Leigh, Persons, Brennan. Thanks to all these authors for providing such reading enjoyment.
(Patricia Baldwin 12:27pm May 24, 2009)

I've been wanting to read Angela Knight for awhile. The Guardian book sounds good.
(Kerry Shaw 1:36pm May 25, 2009)

Great list of books there...oh my poor credit card!!! There are way too many good books!!! My wish list at amazon is exploding....time to make sure everyone knows what I want for Christmas...hehe!!!
(Valerie Bongards 5:36pm May 25, 2009)

All these books looks so good!! Vampires always win out for me!
(Ashley Applebee 9:35pm May 25, 2009)

There are some wonderful looking reads displayed. Had recently read an excerpt of Alissa Johnson's book and have been itching to try one of her books since.
(G. Bisbjerg 10:06pm May 25, 2009)

So many good books! I would love to see any of these books in the bag: Under Fire, Blind Sight, Last Vampire Standing, Guardian, Seducing An Angel, Whispered Lies, Ashes of Midnight, Tekgrrl. They all sound like great reads! :)
(Anna McKenrick 11:38pm May 25, 2009)

Thanks to all of the fantastic authors donating their work for this great contest! Some of the books I would like to see in the bag: Killer Cuts, Under Fire, Whispered Lies, Guardian, Last Vampire Standing, Master of Craving.
(Cherie Michalec 3:39am May 27, 2009)

I have plans to tackle my TBR pile and to add to my pile too! Thanks for the book suggestions.
(Jung Ja Ahn 5:37am May 27, 2009)

Wow.. going to have to add more to my list. I've just finished reading Guardian, great book. What would I like to see in the bag ? Whispered Lies/Master of Craving/Last Vamp/Ashes of Midnight.. etc. etc. ..
(Jo Ann Jansing 2:25am May 28, 2009)

Summer is a great time for reading. So many great authors have new books out. I don't know where to start. I think my first read would be 'Seducing An Angel' then as a change of pace 'Beneath Bone Lake'
(Rosemary Krejsa 6:38pm May 28, 2009)

Whispers of the Dead and Blind Sight sound really good.
(Crystal Faulkner 7:14pm May 28, 2009)

Wow, what a fabulous list for summer reading ! As hard as it was to choose, I decided on the historical romance, Seducing An Angel by Mary Balogh.
Thank you for a wonderful giveaway !!
Happy Summer : )
(Cathy Howard 11:37am May 29, 2009)

Guardian, Blind Sight....they all sound like good reads. So many good authors....I would love to read them all.
(Ruby Davis 1:27am May 30, 2009)

If only I didn't work so I could spend all summer reading! I love historical romance, so Mary Balogh's book would be great!
(MaryAnne Banks 4:49pm May 30, 2009)

These giveaways intoduce so many new authors to me, that is great

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(Gloria Dornin 2:25pm May 31, 2009)

I like master of craving and mcalisters fortune. great giveaway I love finding new to me authors.
(Dawn Owens 3:10pm May 31, 2009)