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Book Review
Reviewed: 02 October 2023

Death at a Salon

by: Louise R. Innes

Daisy Thorne Mystery - Book 2

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Hair stylist solves the murder of a client.

I really enjoyed this story. I liked how the characters have progressed with life since the last book and how the author brought us along so we didn't feel we'd missed anything. No love triangle for Daisy, no romance at all but that is not the same for those around her with best friend Floria, stylist-friend Penny, and head stylist-friend Krish all in relationships.

Daisy is continuing her criminology studies, though at times it seemed she forgets what I hope she is learning through her courses about procedures and such.

There are several subplots/themes but I don't feel like they are cluttered nor confusing. Unlike other stories where the amateur sleuth is suspected, Daisy actually gets arrested and has to stay in lock-up a bit. This presents an opportunity for more mindful sleuthing instead of the usual runaround stumbling upon info sleuthing (I like them both). This gives us the reader the opportunity to learn more about the salon employees and their connections.

It has been a couple of years since this book was published, I hope that it is not the last. There are some loose threads I would love to see finished.

Happy Reading!

Release Date: 30-March-2021
British, Cozy Mystery, Audiobook

Plot Summary

After hairdresser Daisy Thorne finds her missing scissors in a customer’s back, she becomes the prime suspect in a murder...

When Ooh La La regular Mel Haverstock left the hair salon that morning, no one expected it would be her final parting. But when Daisy closes shop Saturday night, she finds her client dead as the mullet cut. Homicide is back in style in the quiet village of Edgemead in Surrey, England. But who would want to harm a hair on poor Mel’s head?

Suspicions higher than a beehive pile on Daisy when it’s revealed that she and Mel had tangled back in high school, and DNA evidence seems to color her guilty. Handsome DCI Paul McGuinness gives the hairstylist new accessories—a lovely pair of silver handcuffs. To clear her name, Daisy must highlight the real backstabber, or she’ll end up shaving heads in the prison barbershop.