Murder by Manicure

Salon owner Marla Shore discovers a whirlpool of secrets when she joins a sports club and solves a nail-biting murder in this humorous cozy mystery.. Hairstylist Marla Shore joins a fitness club to get in shape but discovers a dead body instead of an exercise routine. Jolene Myers—a client at Marla’s salon—has drowned beneath the frothing waters of the whirlpool. When Detective Dalton Vail determines Jolene's death was no accident Marla decides to give her deductive skills a workout and help solve the case.. Jolene had few friends at the fancy athletic club. As Marla gets to know everyone she wonders who might have targeted Jolene for a lethal soak in the hot tub. Suspects include a shady pharmacist a smarmy city councilman an animal rights activist and the fitness club staff. How far would they each go to keep their secrets? When another club member turns up dead Marla intensifies her efforts to nail the killer and wrap the case before she’s the next buff body to end up in the morgue.. “Marla Shore is a beguiling very clever sleuth who teases out every clue. Absolutely delightful!” Jill Churchill author of the Jane Jeffry & Grace and Favor mystery series.