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    Murder on a Bad Hair Day
    Murder on a Bad Hair Day
    Murder on a Bad Hair Day
    Audiobook8 hours

    Murder on a Bad Hair Day

    Written by Anne George

    Narrated by Ruth Ann Phimister

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    About this audiobook

    Anne George's delightful mysteries combine humor and suspense in equal measure. Patricia Anne and Mary Alice are "60-something" twin sisters who, after years of sibling rivalry, have discovered a mutual interest in folk art. However, Patricia Anne never dreamed that attending a gallery opening would land them in the middle of a murder investigation. Patricia Anne, a retired school teacher, is pleasantly surprised to see that Claire, a former student, is in charge of the show. The next day her surprise turns to shock when she hears that the gallery owner has died under suspicious circumstances, and she finds Claire huddled on her front porch. Claire claims to have narrowly survived an attack on her own life. But when the local art critic also dies mysteriously, Patricia Anne decides it's high time someone gets to the bottom of things. And she is just the person to do it. Ruth Ann Phimister's inspired reading captures all the good, clean fun of Murder On A Bad Hair Day while building the suspense to a fever pitch.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateJul 20, 2012
    ISBN9781470324797
    Murder on a Bad Hair Day
    Author

    Anne George

    Anne George (c.____ - 2001) was the Agatha Award-winning author of the Southern Sisters mystery series which culminate in Murder Boogies with Elvis, publishing in August 2001. Like Patricia Anne, she was a happily married former school teacher living in Birmingham, Alabama. Ms. George was also a former Alabama State Poet and a regular contributor to literary publications. During her lifetime she was nominated for several awards, including the Pulitzer. Being a true lady of the Old South, her date of birth will forever be a mystery.

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    • 5/5
      Fabulous cozy series - so much to laugh at but also a wonderful story of sisters. This is a really good instalment with a very good mystery.
    • 5/5
      One book to go and I will be very sad.
      This one was great and so funny. Every time I hooted with laughter, which was a lot, my dog jumped.
      Looked at me as if I was crazy.
      This series makes me feel good. Lots of love and family!
    • 3/5
      The elderly southern sisters are quite interesting characters as far as "sleuthing" goes. While the murderer wasn't obvious, the explanation is terrible. I won't spoil it, but if you've read up on it, you'd know why.
    • 4/5
      I continue to find this series on audiobook rather delightful to listen to in the car. The banter between the two sisters is fun, and I enjoy the taste of Alabama without having to move back.
    • 5/5
      I love these books by Anne George, just wish there were more of them. I grew up in Birmingham, Alabama in the 50's and can really see all these places as Anne George describes them. Can't put them down once I begin reading them.
    • 3/5
      I like the Southern Sister mysteries for quick, easy reads, with some nice humor in them. Read this on the trip out to California.
    • 4/5
      Laugh-out-loud funny in places. A great series, new to me, but I'll read them all.
    • 4/5
      Patricia Anne and Mary Alice are sisters who live in Alabama. This second in the series finds them attending the opening of a local art gallery with one of the owners turning up dead soon after. Of course, they dive into the scandal when one of Patricia Anne's past students and employee of the art gallery shows up on her doorstep in disarray.I had my first experience with these Southern sisters almost 4 years ago. I thought it was good, but this time around - it was much better. I loved these ladies. They had me grinning, smiling, giggling and all out laughing! I just loved their snippy squabbles and bickering banter. There was also Patricia Anne's playful quibbling with her husband, Fred. And yes, there was a cozy mystery that moved the plot along that was okay. It seemed more like a backdrop for the sisters playground. I won't be waiting 4 years to read the next in this series - this was just too delightful to wait that long! (4.25/5)Originally posted on: Thoughts of Joy
    • 4/5
      this is the second book in the series and the third one I've read. In this one, the ladies attend the grand opening of a new art gallery in the industrial section of Birmingham filled with colorful primitive art done by local artisans. A few hours later, the gallery owner ends up dead, and her assistant turns up on Patricia Anne's back step, barefoot and in shock, claiming to have run from a would-be murderer in her apartment. Now that Mouse has been dragged into the fray, she teams up with Sister to get to the bottom of this and figure out just who it is that has it in for these women. The story line in this one was good, a little contrived at the end, though, and I didn't see it coming so it was a little incongruous. But it was still a good tale and a quick read. It gets a firm 4. I like this series.
    • 4/5
      This series is so much fun. This time out Sister (Mary Alice) and Mouse (Patricia Ann) sixty-something sisters in Alabama stumble into another murder mystery. This time an art gallery owner dies shortly after a showing of "Outsider" Alabama art. Outsider art is a passion of Mouse (our narator and retired teacher) and Sister. They get drawn into the investigation because of the involvement of one of Mouse's former students who works at the gallery. What with murders, missing persons, sick cats and Christmas around the corner, the sisters will keep you in stitches.Actually, the big mystery is the cover. Even though there is a lot of hair discussion, no one ever actually sets foot in a salon. Go figure.