Beauty pageant people are a breed unto themselves, and this
is never more evident than when Audrey Faye sashays into
Violetta's Beauty Salon one hot summer day. The director of
the Miss Magnolia Blossom pageant has come to hire Grace
Terhune and her friend Stella to do the hair, makeup and
nails for the contestants at the week-long affair. Seems
like a good gig, especially since Audrey is going to pay
them $300 a day for their services.
But the pageant seems to have gotten off to a rough start --
with costumes being sabotaged and props being ruined, but
nothing puts a damper on the festivities as when Grace
finds Audrey backstage stabbed to death with a nail file.
When all signs begin to point towards Stella as being the
primary suspect, Grace becomes determined to help her
friend clear her name -- but it's going to be tough, seeing
as Stella's husband Darryl had been having an affair with
Audrey and Stella was a might peeved at the notion.
Grace will have her hands full trying to tease out the
clues, especially with a band of anti-beauty pageant
protesters milling around, but she's determined to find the
killer before the roots begin to show on this murder case.
Lila Dare, author of POLISHED OFF: A Southern Beauty Shop
Mystery, once again delights her new legion of fans with a
lively, hilarious mystery that will have readers biting
their manicures as they try to figure out who-dun-it. Dare
brings all the sass and brass of Southern women to her cast
of characters -- they are smart, funny, and pretty to boot!
Add in a touch of romance between Grace and the handsome
GBI agent Marshall Dillion, and you've got a cozy mystery that
sizzles like the Georgia heat in summer. I can't wait for
the next book in this series.
Audrey Faye sashays into Violetta's Salon looking for
stylists for the Miss Magnolia Blossom pageant. Hairdresser
Grace Terhune's opportunity quickly turns into a nightmare
with anti-pageant protestors, angry mothers, frantic
contestants...and then, a very dead Audrey. The murder
weapon was a nail file, making Violetta's manicurist,
Stella, the prime suspect. Now Grace must find the real
murderer before she is polished off permanently.
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