Stella knows her client Lacey has access to all sorts of Washington insider info and enlists Lacey to begin an inquiry into Angie’s death. As Lacey investigates, all roads lead back to Marcia Robinson, a congressional aide caught in the middle of a big scandal, and also back to Stylettos, where Marcia was one of Angie’s clients. Even the trail to Virginia Beach ends up at a Stylettos where Marcia recently had her hair done, and where another stylist is found dead in a similar fashion.

Complicating Lacey’s investigation is Vic Donavon, former police detective from Sagebrush, with whom Lacey had a serious flirtation at one time. Curiously, Vic has been brought east as a security consultant for Stylettos where owner Boyd is certain something is going on. Now at every turn, Vic seems to turn up to watch over Lacey, but will he be in the right place when she needs him most?

Killer Hair is a fast paced first mystery with a lot of style. Lacey provides a running commentary on what she feels are the fashion faux pas of the movers and shakers of Washington D.C. and includes several columns of do’s and don’ts (never wear pink before a Senate committee hearing). She also provides a lot of style as she delves into Aunt Mimi’s trunk of stylish clothes and fabrics from the 1940’s, clothes that she is little by little having remade to suit her.

Lacey uses her own unique style, and knowledge of current fashion trends to look at the deaths in a new way. The Marcia Robinson scandal will sound a bit familiar to readers, but has enough new to hold their interest. The Vic/Lacey relationship is a bit tenuous and awkward at times, though by the end, it seems to be on solid footing. There are several suspects, though when the solution is finally revealed, readers may not have suspected the murderer or his motive. Lacey is an engaging new heroine with a certain flair that readers will look forward to meeting again.

--Jennifer Monahan Winberry