Hairspray and Homicide
(2026)(The second book in the Affair with Hair Cozy Mystery series)
A novel by Nellie H Steele
A weekend getaway. A ritzy estate with secrets. And two hairstylists who can’t stop tripping over bodies.
Victoria Fanning is done with murder. After surviving her first brush with a killer, she and her best friend Maxine are determined to spend their weekend at the luxurious Ravenswood Manor with nothing more dangerous than a stale canapé.
But the estate has other plans.
When a charming (but widely disliked) winery employee turns up dead, Victoria and Maxine find themselves swept right back into sleuthing—this time in a sprawling manor full of secret passages, missing jackets, suspicious wine stains, and guests with more motives than hair products in Vic’s salon.
Between staff whispering about financial troubles, a missing pocket watch, and a mysteriously blood-stained blouse discovered in the wrong room, the clues begin piling up faster than Vic can spray Maxine’s hair into place.
And when the killer realizes the stylists are getting close, this glamorous weekend away takes a deadly turn.
Now it’s a race to stitch together the truth before the murderer decides to trim them from the guest list… permanently.
Perfect for fans of humorous whodunnits, quirky friendships, and mysteries with more twists than a curling iron.
Read now for a mystery that'll curl your hair!
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Victoria Fanning is done with murder. After surviving her first brush with a killer, she and her best friend Maxine are determined to spend their weekend at the luxurious Ravenswood Manor with nothing more dangerous than a stale canapé.
But the estate has other plans.
When a charming (but widely disliked) winery employee turns up dead, Victoria and Maxine find themselves swept right back into sleuthing—this time in a sprawling manor full of secret passages, missing jackets, suspicious wine stains, and guests with more motives than hair products in Vic’s salon.
Between staff whispering about financial troubles, a missing pocket watch, and a mysteriously blood-stained blouse discovered in the wrong room, the clues begin piling up faster than Vic can spray Maxine’s hair into place.
And when the killer realizes the stylists are getting close, this glamorous weekend away takes a deadly turn.
Now it’s a race to stitch together the truth before the murderer decides to trim them from the guest list… permanently.
Perfect for fans of humorous whodunnits, quirky friendships, and mysteries with more twists than a curling iron.
Read now for a mystery that'll curl your hair!
Genre: Cozy Mystery