Murder on a Bad Hair Day (1996)

It's hard to believe practical, petite ex-schoolteacher Patricia Anne and amiable, ample-bodied, and outrageous Mary Alice are sisters, yet sibling rivalry has survived decades of good-natured disagreement about everything from husbands to hair color. No sooner do the Southern sisters discover a common interest in some local art, when they're arguing the artistic merits of some well-coiffured heads at a gallery opening. A few hours later, one of those pretty ladies ends up dead -- with not a hair out of place. The other shows up on Patricia Anne's doorstep dazed, disheveled, and telling a wild tale of a narrow escape from some deadly cuts. Now the sisters are once again combing for clues to catch a killer with a bizarre style in art -- and murder.

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. ( )

I like the Southern Sister mysteries for quick, easy reads, with some nice humor in them. Read this on the trip out to California. ( )

Laugh-out-loud funny in places. A great series, new to me, but I'll read them all. ( )

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 ( )