A Hairdresser's Revenge

This novel set in 1963 recounts the story of Blair Fusco an aspiring eighteen-year-old who wishes to become a successful hairstylist and prove wrong those who regard him as queer particularly his father. </P><P>Perceived to be homosexual and ridiculed for his effeminate characteristics Blair struggles to find his personal and professional identity. A first foiled romance with a lesbian and several equivocal relationships with mature women together with his initiation into a group of local mobsters transform Fusco into a shrewd operator. </P><P>After many adventures and vicissitudes he becomes the prime suspect in the murder of his client/partner Robin Maxwell and her maid Anne. Since Blair is the only suspect and the police are unable to find the culprit he is compelled to fight for his innocence. </P><P>The young hairdresser pins his hopes on a few strands of hair found in one of the corpse's hands which he believes came from a wig and should hold a clue as to who murdered Robin. </P><P>If Blair Fusco wants to exonerate himself and resolve the murders he must find the culprit himself unless he's willing to spend the rest of his days cutting hair in a penitentiary. </P>