Marla and Dalton are on vacation in Florida and are on site when a murder is committed during a reenactment of an historic battle. Dalton of course gets involved and Marla is determined to help.

It seems everyone in the village is a suspect and it’s up toe Marla to help get it figured out and get her vacation back on track. She just hopes this is one vacation that won’t be the death of her or Dalton.

A super entry in this series. I really enjoyed it and found the mystery well written. Lookin forward to more in this successful series in the future.

This is just not about cutting hair it's about history too and you learn. A lot about what happened in the past. This was a fun book to read. J love the setting and the characters
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This is the 18th book in the series. I've read some but ni ot all of the previous ones. I will go back and do that after reading this one.
Marla and Dalton are visit a historic village near their hometown in Florida. Sounds fun until the Sheriff gets axed!
There are loads of suspects to choose from. The characters are believable.
I did have a hard time believing that Dalton would let his wife investigate on her own but that is due to my being a wife of a police chief for 23 years.
All in all it's a fun read. Grab a cup of your favorite beverage and enjoy!!! Thanks #netgalley and #OrangeGrovePress for the eARC in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are mine.

Thank you to the publisher for allowing me to read this eARC!

I really wanted to like this and normally I'm pretty relaxed about cozy mysteries. But I didn't like Marla and I didn't like mystery aspect, everything felt off. Maybe it was the writing or the details weren't properly fleshed out. Either way, the story was just meh for me. I'm giving 3 stars because it's not quite 2 star quality.

I don’t like the main character Marla, I thought her actions and dialogue is pushy. Why was her police husband letting her investigate without trying to stop her, and sharing the information from his investigation? I thought the dialogue and story is forced, it felt awkward. #StarTangledMurder #NetGalley

When I last dropped in on Marla and husband Dalton, change was coming. This book, the 18th in the series, picks up a few months later. Dalton is retiring from the police force to, essentially, begin teaching his future replacements. Marla seems to have changed, too. Unlike the previous book, when she seemed perpetually exhausted and struggling to adapt to motherhood, she seems to have hit her stride. As the book opens, Marla and Dalton are on their way to tour a living history site near their home in Florida. All hopes for Dalton's last days as a detective being easy end when a dead body is found. Tomahawked to death, no less.

Determined to help ease her husband's burden during his waning career as an active detective, Marla sets out to help. After all, asking a few questions surely can't hurt, right? Wrong. 

More often than not with young Ryder in tow, Marla revisits the pioneer site and begins asking questions of those who might be involved or know something. She's accompanied by step-daughter Brianna, who seems to be wonderful with and adore her much younger brother, and friend Susan. They raise a few ruffles as some of the questions aren't, well, always subtle. Should Marla be concerned when, say, a brawny blacksmith pulls out a heavy iron tool? 

So, who killed Phil, who seemed to have his hands into many of the operating parts of the living history site? Marla and Dalton were there to watch a battle reenactment involving troops and the Seminoles when the murder happened. Can the fact the murder weapon was a personalized, decorated tomahawk be a clue? How about the small item discovered under the body? What personal relationships between those acting the historic roles might be important? And, yikes? Another murder? Someone shooting arrows at Marla? Her questions have obviously gotten too close for someone's comfort. 

And, oh, that's enough teasers right now. Put this one on your TBR list. The various characters are people you could know, all with their own lives and stories. You'll like them. In addition, Marla is a strong female character, one determined not to put herself in danger but, well, life happens. I will note that her hair stylist job wasn't really involved in the story, but, dang, those recipes at the end are worth a trip to a stylist if they have those kind of recipes. I think you'll enjoy this story, which stands-alone nicely. 

Thanks #NetGalley and#OrangeGrovePress for allowing me to revisit my ol' turf, Florida. I've never been to a reenactment there but have visited historic sites in their area, so it was a bit of a nostalgic visit for me.