A couple of the few perks Helen Hawthorne has as premiere
hair stylist Miguel Angel's "gofer" is having her hair done
by him and occasionally tips from his uber wealthy
clients. The downside of this dead-end job is having to
put up with snobs and name-droppers. Right now Honey, the
bride-to-be of Kingman "King" Oden, the odious cable TV
show host and gossip blogger, is having a trial run on hair
styles and make up at the salon for her wedding. No one
is supposed to know that Honey is six months preggers and
that she isn't required to sign a prenup since she is
carrying the King's only son -- his daughter by a previous
marriage doesn't count.
The wedding goes as planned, but some time during the
toasts, and blah blah blah, the groom disappears. He is
found by his hysterical wife at the bottom of their
swimming pool. There is a stampede of leaving guests, but
the cops get there in plenty of time to detain most of
them. Helen is separated from Miguel until after she is
questioned and released. As she is driving away a tall
woman in a blue dress flags her down. But, that ain't no
lady she picks up; it is her boss in drag. When security
cameras show that a woman in a bright blue dress is in the
act of drowning King, Helen has a few uncomfortable moments
wondering if Miguel Angel is the culprit. But, when the
police get the same idea, it's up to Helen and her friends
at the Coronado Tropic Apartments in Fort Lauderdale to
help clear Miguel.
KILLER CUTS is pure entertainment with enjoyable, real
characters. Helen is also going to be a bride. She and
ex-cop Phil have finally set a date, and their landlady,
the flamboyant seventy-six--year-old Margery, will marry
them providing Helen invites her mother to the wedding.
Kudos to Elaine Viets for keeping this series fun and
interesting.
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.
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