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A Hair Raising Blowout (The Teasen and Pleasen Hair Salon Cozy Mystery Series Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Constance Barker (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

4.1 498 ratings

Book 1 of 5: The Teasen and Pleasen Hair Salon Cozy Mystery Series

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When a hairstylist finds the dead body of a girl in a small Southern town, she’s thrown into a world of secrets and lies

***This is a 51,000 word Novella***

Savannah Jefferies is used to good gossip. Owner of the Teasen & Pleasen Hair Salon in the heart of Louisiana, she’s used to big hair, Southern style, and tall tales of the latest town scandal. But her quiet life is turned on its head when Savannah finds an upstanding member of the community murdered outside her salon in cold blood. Savannah investigates, only to find that her pleasant, cute town is just a façade, and that there’s more deception than truth in the lives of its residents. As the case intensifies, Savannah finds herself dealing with a bad blowout, a man who might lose a limb, and a woman scorned, leading to a firefight the village of Knockemstiff will never forget.
Desperate Housewives marries GCB in this exciting murder mystery full of humor, suspense, and moonshine. Readers will be laughing aloud and gasping in shock while enjoying A Hair Raising Blowout, the first book in a stunning new thriller series by Constance Barker.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01LLXFJC8
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Barking Mad Books (September 4, 2016)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 4, 2016
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 3915 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 236 pages

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From her early days as a young girl, mysteries have held a special place in Constance's heart, a fondness inherited from her doting grandmother. She reveled in the thrill of deciphering the masked identities of the culprits in these enigmatic tales. Sometimes, her predictions would hit the mark; at other times, she was left delightfully surprised by the unexpected choices of the author.

Today, Constance channels that passion for mysteries into crafting riveting stories of her own. It is within this realm of the written word that she thrives, spinning tales that captivate and intrigue her readers.

When not immersed in the enigmatic world of her creations, Constance can be found indulging in her favorite getaway: the shimmering, lively city of Las Vegas, a perfect contrast to her quiet Midwestern home. Alternatively, she might be engaged in her beloved pastime of hunting for deals, basking in the thrill of unearthing hidden bargains.

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Marcela Rostosky

A Hair Raising Blowout.....

Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2016

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As a member of the ARC I am giving an honest review, it was a great book, at first it was slow, for me, but then it picked up, I am going to venture out and say that the violence that was written in the book was really hardly any violence at all, yes a murder was committed, but that happens in any mystery book, but it wasn't a gruesome one, and glass was broken and some words were written on them but that was it. And as it was my understanding this is the first book of this series so it is a good one, and it is funny it had my laughing until I cried. I personally don't really like telling what it is about because it ruins the books for some people, others already give the storyline, what I like to do is give the feel of the book, so here goes, the characters are done well, the plot is slow, but it does pick up and move quickly afterwards, I have read other books from this author and they are wonderful books and I do hope she comes out with a second book for this series, and I think she does....so if you follow this author I would recommend you get this book it is worth the read....

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Shannon Molloy

New Series

Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2016

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If you're looking for a book about a small southern town and it's quirky inhabitants, this book is for you. When murder shocks their town, Savannah, owner of the local beauty salon, with the help of her employees and the townspeople who gather at her place of business to share "news", decides to investigate. This story brings to light the age old question of "Do we really, truly know a person?" A very interesting read by Constance Barker.

* I received a copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review.

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Kindle Customer

Better than I expected

Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2017

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The story moved quickly, the ending kinda abrupt and predictable. The characters were colorful the auxiliary characters were a bit too plentiful and hard to keep track of.

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Texanne

A TRULY FUN STORY - IF YOU IGNORE THE MURDER

Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2018

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Savannah and her staff, at the Teasen and Pleasen Hair Salon, are the gossip center of the small town.

Everyone knows everyone else and everyone else's business. There could be no secrets.
But, there are secrets; many, many secrets.

When Savannah finds the body of someone who was always described as “sweet”, it makes no sense. Who would want to shoot Annie? Well, it turns out many people in town had reasons to want her dead. She was a cruel and hateful woman.

This small town in Louisiana, is populated by wonderful people. Every character is introduced in such a way that the reader wants to know more about them.

As the story unfolds, it is pretty easy to figure out the murderer. And the journey to the solution is a wonderful one.

This is the first book I have read by Ms Barker. I am so grateful that I found her. She creates wonderfully well rounded characters. Her humor adds a great deal to the action. And her descriptions are so precise, at times I could smell that certain moldy smell of a swamp.

I would recommend this cozy mystery to anyone who likes to laugh at the same time they are finding a villain.

Ms Barker, I look forward to reading another fun story by you.

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joe

Down home murder!

Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2018

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The characters are back woods funny, but murder is real in this small town , where everyone knows everything about everybody-but do they?

Kept me interested and entertained at the same time,

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angelpeaches

A Hair Raising Blowout (The Teasen & Pleasen...

Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2017

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A Hair Raising Blowout (The Teasen & Pleasen...This story is about Savannah and her co-workers/friends at the Teasen & Pleasen Hair Salon. Savannah is the owner of the salon, who finds herself wondering, what happened to the quiet, nothing to worry about happening, town she lived in when the woman who worked at the doctor's office was killed. Annie who worked at the doctor's office seemed to be a completely different person or at least her behavior was, from what Savannah thought. The salon was a good place to hear the latest news and goings on in the town, along with rumors that sometimes proved to be true. As the investigation gets underway, Savannah finds out that Annie had a lot of people who didn't like Annie because of the things she said or did to them. Some of them were life threatening to the patients of the doctor. Savannah finds out that a lot of the people she knew had "secrets" of their own, that Savannah didn't know about, but would give them a motive to kill Annie. Detective Woodley, is the one, Savannah should be talking to about things she is finding out on her own. But first, she does her own investigating, trying to figure out who would kill Annie. The story will have you trying to figure out with Savannah who killed Annie. It has characters you can identify with or maybe know someone like them in real life. The author doesn't disappoint with this who dun it cozy mystery. I can't wait to read the next book in this series. I have read other books by this author, who has become a favorite of mine. Her writing is consistent, no matter what series you read from her, and is always a great read for a cozy mystery reader.

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elisaday

Enjoyable cozy mystery

Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2018

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I seldom write book reviews since I am not a good literature critic and don't know a lot about good literature. I only know if I like or dislike a book and why. And this is one book I like.
The storyline with the secrets the inhabitants of the small town are hiding was very interesting and at times really funny. Which secret will Savannah uncover next while investigating the murder of one of the town's inhabitants and the disappearance of another?
Savannah is a very likable person to whom I can relate and that's another point why I enjoyed reading this book.

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Amy Starr

Waiting for the Action

Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2017

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Judging from the title, I thought this would be an action-packed read. But as the pace crawled along page after page, I finally gave up and quit reading at 15% of the way into the book.

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Four stars

Reviewed in Canada on April 15, 2017

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I enjoyed reading this first book of the series. I was discouraged with how the story seemed to end abruptly in my opinion but otherwise it was a great read.

Gudy Terenzio

... everybody is shocked - "but she was such a nice girl". It turns out that many citizen are ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 7, 2018

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When the darling of a little town is murdered everybody is shocked - "but she was such a nice girl". It turns out that many citizen are not what they seem to be and the gossip at the hair salon gets more heated. Funny, unusual, enjoyable.

ValG

Nice easy reading

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 13, 2018

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Enjoyed this story Nice easy read

Amazon Customer

A must read, twists and turns, interesting,

Reviewed in Canada on April 7, 2017

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A must read , twists and turns, interesting, looking forward to more