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Home of the helmet hairdo and Congressional comb-over, Washington, D.C. is a hotbed of fashion faux pas. If anyone should know, it's "Crimes of Fashion" columnist Lacey Smithsonian. She dishes out advice to the scandal-scorched and clothing-clueless, doing her part to change this town-one fashion victim at a time... An up-and-coming stylist, Angie Woods had a reputation for rescuing down-and-out looks-and careers-all with a pair of scissors. But when Angie is found with a drastic haircut and a razor in her hand, the police assume she committed suicide. Lacey knew the stylist and suspects something more sinister-that the story may lie with Angie's star client, a White House staffer with a salacious website. With the help of a hunky ex-cop, Lacey must root out the truth...
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Holly E. (
13 member(s) found this review helpful.
A wonderful mystery- It is hilarious and keeps you guessing to the end.Lacy the fashion editor for a small paper finds herself solving a murder. She is wonderful- you will relate to the character so much that you find yourself caught up in the book until you turn the last page. I did not put this book down- I need to catch up with alot of housework before I open the second book of the series. Grab Ellen Byerrum books and find yourself a park and read. The money we save at PBS- we can hire a maid for a day and our husband won't know.
7 member(s) found this review helpful.
Lacey Smithsonian is on the fashion beat at a smaller Washington DC paper. When an up and coming stylist named Angie is found dead, a mutual friend (Lacey's stylist and Angie's coworker) asks Lacey to look into the death. The pacing was a little weird at times and I felt like I was missing something from time to time. Overall though, it was a fun mystery. I'm still not totally sure what was up with the killer, but it seems the first in a cozy mystery series is never quite as good as the ones that follow. I'm rather confident this is the case with this series.
Heather F. (
6 member(s) found this review helpful.
I read pages 1-5 and stopped, restarted latter and almost gave up. It may have been me. WOW Ellen Byerrum can write. She knows how to make the characters distinct. Her main character is so real, honest and fun. This is set in Washington DC and the main characters last name is Smithsonian. There are alot of political and DC jokes. It helps of you know some Areas of DC. I like how the character is realistic about many things. The fashion jabs are great.
6 member(s) found this review helpful.
First in the Crime of Fashion Mysteries. Good start. Book 2 is better, but this gives good background on the characters.
5 member(s) found this review helpful.
My first in the series and I thought it was really good. I really liked the character of Lacey and look forward to reading more about her. This was well written.
Collette R. (
3 member(s) found this review helpful.
Super funny and a mystery to the end. I loved her Fashion Bites! Great start of a mystery series. I'll be reading more.
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
This book is about the murder of an up and coming hair stylist. Colmunist Lacey Smithsonian, investigates the crime with the help of a hunky ex-cop.
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
fun light book. easy read
Kathryn (
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
well-written, sassy book. Great mystery!
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
I enjoy this series. Would recommend it to others.
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This book is about a woman who is a newspaper columnist who helps her hairdresser solve the murder of a co-worker. It was very funny.
An up-and-coming stylist, Angie Woods had a reputation for rescuing down-and-out looks--and careers--all with a pair of scissors. But when Angie is found dead with a drastic haircut and a razor in her hand, the police assume she committed suicide over the shear disaster. Lacey knew the stylist and suspects something more sinister--that the story may lie with Angie's star client, a congressional staffer with a salacious Web site. Or with a recent string of thefts at the salon, helped by a hunky ex-cop, Lacey must root out the truth--before she becomes the next subject of a hostile makeover.
Jill R. Well rounded characters and fully thought out plot lines made Killer Hair an interesting read that was hard to put down. I was disappointed in the rapidly increasing body count, though - somewhat jarring for a typical cozy mystery style.
Donna C. (
Karen S. This was an OK cozy ... It started off a little slow - I found it hard to get into. But it did eventually pick up. It was somewhat predictable, but still an enjoyable read.
Lynn wrote on 11/1/2005...Fun read,
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