Dead-End Job Mystery: Killer Cuts (ePub)

From Anthony and Agatha Award-winning author Elaine Viets—the thrilling mystery series about one woman trying to make a living... while other people are making a killing.Miguel Angel's chic salon is where Fort Lauderdale's high society hairdos get done. Even though Helen Hawthorne is just a gofer at the upscale salon, she has to admit the fabulous Miguel Angel is a master at the craft of coif.But with great heads of hair come great headaches. Especially when Miguel Angel and Helen try to prepare the pregnant fiancée of Kingman "King" Oden for her nuptials. King is a bloated, loudmouth bully with a gossip blog, a TV show, and a lousy attitude. When King tries to throw his weight around the shop, Miguel Angel delivers a vicious dressing down—along with a killer threat.Unfortunately, that's why Miguel Angel is named the prime suspect when King's body is found drowned in a pool at his own wedding. Helen knows her boss might have a temper, but murder? That's just not his style.So it's up to Helen to find out which of King's countless enemies wanted to give him a final, fatal rinse...Praise for the Dead-End Job Mysteries by Anthony and Agatha Award-winning author Elaine Viets"A stubborn and intelligent heroine, a wonderful South Florida setting, and a cast of more-or-less lethal bimbos...I loved this book."—Charlaine Harris"Brave Viets preps by actually working the jobs she describes in loving and hilarious detail, giving her offbeat series a healthy balance between the banal and the bizarre." —Kirkus Reviews"Laugh-out-loud comedy with enough twists and turns to make it to the top of the mystery bestseller charts." —Florida Today"Fans of Janet Evanovich and Parnell Hall will appreciate Viets's humor."—South Florida Sun-Sentinel"Wit, murder, and sunshine . . . it must be Florida. I love this new series."—Nancy Pickard"A heroine with a sense of humor and a gift for snappy dialogue."—Jane Heller