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Traci Andrighetti | The Clip and Sip in Danger Cove
When Gemma Halliday approached me about creating a series within her multi-
author Danger
Cove mystery series, I jumped at the chance. (By the way, if you're
unfamiliar with Danger Cove, it's a quaint, seaside town in the
Pacific
Northwest where Elizabeth Ashby, the famous mystery writer and co-author
of the
Danger
Cove mysteries, makes her home.) Luckily, Gemma gave us authors full
creative license with our respective series, and I decided to make mine
about a hair
salon.
For the record, I donโt know the first thing about hair. In fact, Iโm one of
those
Dear Abby types who has been wearing the same hairdo since time immemorial
(in my
defense, at least mineโs a bit more modern than Abbyโs was). But my hair
stylist,
Debra Day, co-owns the hair salon down the street from my house, 4001 Duval
Hair
Salon. And since I had an appointment coming up, I figured that this would
be a fun
excuse to hang out in the wacky world of hair salons.
After doing lots of โresearchโ (code for โlistening to some fabulous stories
and
sipping lots of cinnamon sugar teaโ), I realized that my protagonist Cassidi
Contiโs
hair salon, The Clip and Sip, had to feature five things:
1. A product-related murder
Hence the title DEADLY DYE AND A SOY CHAI (Although, I wouldnโt be too
sure that
hair dye killed old Margaret Appleby, if I were you.)
2. Kooky characters
Cassidi Conti is a runaway bride from Texas, and her cousin Gia Di Mitri is
an ex-
barista turned makeup artist from New Jersey. And wait until you find out
about
Cassidiโs late Uncle Vinnie and Margaret Appleby! Wow. Just wow.
3. Fun products
Because who knew that things like glitter lip kits, eye makeup stickers, and
Phattyโs Phat Stick (for Phat Hair) existed?
4. Great gossip
What would a hair salon be without it? Incidentally, if you read closely,
youโll see
that I drew some inspiration for a gossip scene in The Clip and Sip
from
Murder, She Wrote. I just love Ruth Roman as Loretta Speigel of
Lorettaโs
Beauty Salon.
5. Tasty drinks
I mean, what gets loose lips to sink ships better than alcohol and caffeine?
And
believe me, some ships are sunk in DEADLY DYE AND A SOY CHAI, both literally and
figuratively.
Besides my Hair Salon mysteries, there are seven other series within
the Danger
Cove mysteries:
Bakery mysteries ( Jennifer Fischetto)
Cocktail mysteries ( Sibel Hodge)
Quiliting mysteries ( Gin Jones)
Renovation mysteries ( Christina A. Burke)
These three series are forthcoming:
Bed & Breakfast mysteries ( T. Sue VerSteeg)
Bookshop mysteries ( Ellie Ashe)
Pet Sitter mysteries ( Sally J. Smith & Jean Steffens)
Also, be sure to visit the Danger Cove website to take a tour of the town.
While
youโre there, stop by some local businesses and meet a few of the locals.
It's a
great place to visit!
Just be careful not to overstay your welcome...
Giveaway
What features do you want in a hair salon? Leave a comment below for a
chance to
win a digital copy of DEADLY DYE AND A SOY CHAI. 2 winners!
Traci Andrighetti is the national bestselling author of the Franki Amato mysteries and the
Danger Cove Hair Salon mysteries. In her
previous
life, she was an award-winning literary translator and a Lecturer of Italian
at the
University of Texas at Austin, where she earned a PhD in Applied
Linguistics. But
then she got wise and ditched that academic stuff for a life of crime--
writing, that
is.
If she's not hard at work on her next novel, Traci is probably watching her
favorite
Italian soap opera, eating Tex Mex or sampling fruity cocktails, and maybe
all at
the same time. She lives in Austin with her husband, young son (who
desperately
wants to be in one of her books) and three treat-addicted dogs.
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This salon's styles are to die for.
Native Texan Cassidi Conti was expecting to face some obstacles when she
moved to
Danger Cove and opened The Clip and Sip, a hair salon that gives away free
drinks.
What she wasn't counting on was a client dying during a dye job. But when
eighty-
year-old Margaret Appleby comes in for her biweekly appointment, that's
exactly what
happens: Margaret drinks her usual soy chai, dozes off under the dryer...and
doesn't
wake up.
Now The Clip and Sip is under suspicion, clients are wary, and Cassidi is on
a
mission to prove that while her styles may be killer, her employees are
innocent!
But as Cassidi wades through the myriad of suspects in the small, costal
town, the
killer sets his sights straight on everyone's favorite stylist. If Cassidi
doesn't
watch her back, she may just end up Danger Cove's latest fashionable victim.
Comments
20 comments posted.
Re: Traci Andrighetti | The Clip and Sip in Danger Cove
Refreshments
(Marissa Yip-Young 5:25am July 20, 2015)
I want a stylist at my hair salon that can give a really
good haircut---nothing else is important.
(Sue Farrell 3:17pm July 20, 2015)
Agreed, Sue!
(Traci Andrighetti 4:34pm July 20, 2015)
I want my stylist to listen when I explain how I like my hair cut.
(Heather Hardy 4:45pm July 20, 2015)
refreshments, up to date books and a stylist who listens
to me.
(Janice Santillo 4:50pm July 20, 2015)
A hair dye that doesn't turn a weird colour when you leave
it in for too long. A social media screen where you could
post pictures of your new hairdo
(Lexi Williams 6:17pm July 20, 2015)
I want my hair cut the way I want it cut.
(Nancy Luebke 6:22pm July 20, 2015)
I wish my hair would turn out the way I want
(Rose Foster 6:39pm July 20, 2015)
Cushy, comfy chairs, a juice bar or some type of flavored
waters, and my stylist Emily. It took a long time to find
an awesome stylist and then she left and now I found
another one in Emily. She'd have to be there. :-)
(Bonnie Davis 7:33pm July 20, 2015)
I wished for a stylist that would treat me like a family member. Lisa of Chroma fits the bill perfectly. Lisa's shop is friendly, stylishly decorated, and sanitary.
(Joanne Hicks 8:41pm July 20, 2015)
Flavored water and a stylist who understands natural curls.
(Barbara Miller 10:16pm July 20, 2015)
This look like a book that I have on my wish list. I love,
love, love cozy mysteries
(Gloria Burke 11:49pm July 20, 2015)
Traci I just started getting your newsletter and I cannot
wait to read your books! They sound so fun which is such a
change from all the D.R.A.M.A. I usually read. Loved how
you wrote and spoke to your readers and Street Team too.
You have a new Fan for sure!
(Liberty Ann Ireland 11:36am July 21, 2015)
I want prompt, courteous service from my stylist. I hate when you have to wait around because they are busy with their personal business, chatting on their cellphone or gossiping with the other stylists and acting like you are there as an incidental.
(Flora Presley 3:48pm July 21, 2015)
I want all of these features in a salon. I want a fabulous stylist, the newest products to try, fun gossip and a beverage or two available. My salon is Madison Ave. in Easthampton,MA and I love it.
(Mary Songer 4:38pm July 21, 2015)
I want my stylist to listen to me but to also not let me go down the crazy road & a fun place to relax a little
(Liz Digman 7:47pm July 21, 2015)
A stylist who can cut my hair in a style that suits me and is easy for me to maintain.
(Lesley Walsh 5:37pm July 22, 2015)
I want a great stylist with great ideas for me.
(Jean Benedict 7:03pm July 22, 2015)
Refreshments, good magazines, & a great stylist...
(Rachel Kerrinski 8:15pm July 22, 2015)
Sounds like a fun book to read.
(Jackie Wisherd 11:04pm July 22, 2015)
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