Meet the Locals
Welcome to the universe of my work-in-progress mystery series. The first book is titled Death as a Series of Bad Haircuts.
GEORGIA
Oh, gosh, she's so darling and elfin you just want to take her under your wing! But be sure your feathers are insured for fire and flood, because you never know what bone-headed catastrophe she'll stumble into.
BEA
Ol' Bea's been clipping, twisting, and shellacking hair since the Eisenhower administration, and she can glam you up like a dollface from Perry Mason. Just don't show up for your appointment in those "goddamn, low-class yoga pants."
MICHAEL
Simultaneously too cool and too hot, stylist and spa owner Michael Baxter engulfs the swooning bevy of housewives he counts as customers in his own personal weather system. Ladies, get ready--a storm's blowing in.
AMANDA
Loquacious and bodacious, Amanda can multitask, flirting with the preacher during a funeral service while reconceptualizing your balloon business as a darts league. Does she run into problems? Sure! But nothing that a too-small leotard can't fix.
MAISIE
Everyone agrees that low-key Maisie gives fabulous haircuts. But no one can agree on anything else about her...
DON
A solid guy. A stand-up guy. A colorless guy who can't help being henpecked by little girls in tutus and the chihuahua next door. Some people just need to be bossed around.
CYNTHIA GARNETT
This former A-lister wants only to climb back up the social ladder--although, in Glenwood Dales, it's really more of a step stool. But she can give you more free make-up tips than you could ever need. Or want.
CLAIRE
With her long history in town and her librarian's Rolodex of a brain, she's got a wealth of knowledge on just about everyone. And who doesn't love a judgy gossip??
THE WINE MOMS
Natural volunteers, they're always happy to lend a hand. Just don't give them tasks involving pointy objects. They drive the
Glenwood Dales economy, too--someone has to buy all those alcohol-themed coasters.
DANA McDARA
An artsy-fartsy transplant, Dana feels lost in a new habitat--and without a tribe. How will she get to know the locals? By drawing on lessons about human nature she learned in art school--and from a thousand hair disasters.
LEO
At first glance, you might think Leo's just an affable, paunchy hubby with a not-very-interesting job and a profound lack of empathy for women's grooming woes. But on second glance...well, you still might think so.
LULA
OMG! Goth-dressed Lula, a.k.a. The Dark Oracle, wafts in from college like a walking generation gap. But when the chips are down, she's a family gal at heart. Just don't tell Mom...
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