Highlights to Heaven — Nancy J. Cohen

Professional hair stylist and amateur sleuth Marla Shore lands a case close to home when her pet-loving neighbor, a man aptly named Goat, disappears, leaving his animals--and a dead body--behind. The corpse might be just another anonymous stiff except for the distinctive highlighting in his hair. Marla immediately recognizes the signature technique of Ft. Lauderdale's Heavenly Hair Salon and the work of stylist Cutter Corrigan.

Curiosity--and a desire to impress sexy Detective Dalton Vail--motivate Marla to question the proprietor of Heavenly Hair before the police do. And before she even leaves the murder scene, Marla makes another a grisly discovery that suggests the killing involves the exotic pet trade, where fancy fur coats are illegally made from local Tabbies and Rovers.

How could gentle Goat be involved in that? Outraged and upset, Marla vows to find out the truth. Soon her unofficial questioning of other area hairdressers turns up a surprising link between Goat, the victim, and her own past. The long and short of it is danger for Maria, as she gets closer to uncovering a hair-raising secret someone would kill to keep.