Killer Hair

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Killer Hair
Based onKiller Hair
by Ellen Byerrum
Directed byPatricia Dyar Waldon
Ania Musialowicz
Starring Maggie Lawson
Lynda Boyd
Country of originUnited States
Production
Running time90 minutes
Original release
Network Lifetime
ReleaseJune 21, 2009 (2009-06-21)

Based on a book written by Ellen Byerrum (Crime of Fashion), Killer Hair (also known as Crime of Fashion: Killer Hair or Killer Hair: A Crime of Fashion Mystery) is a television film that aired on the Lifetime Movie Network in 2009. The storyline follows a fashion journalist, Lacey Smithsonian, as she investigates the discovery of a dead body inside her friend's Washington, DC hair salon. [1]

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Synopsis

The story begins with the discovery of an emerging fashion stylist's dead body. Angie Woods, a stylist recognized for succeeding with difficult rejuvenation jobs, is found dead with a razor in her hand. Investigators suggest that Woods committed suicide because of the unattractive hairstyle she was wearing. Smithsonian (Maggie Lawson), a fashion columnist and amateur private investigator, is an acquaintance of Woods and suspects something more sinister; she believes that a notable client of Woods, a congressional staffer with a salacious web site, is somehow implicated. Detective Vic Donovan (Victor Webster) is assigned to the case. This causes complications due to his prior romantic affair with Smithsonian. [2]

Cast and characters

Sequel

A sequel based on another book by Byerrum, Hostile Makeover , was televised seven days after this film, on June 28, 2009.

Release formats

The film was released on DVD in various countries and an iTunes version was available exclusively in the United States.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. "Home » Movies » Killer Hair". my Lifetime. A+E Networks. 2012. Archived from the original on 29 April 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  2. Bill Keveney (19 June 2009). "'Killer Hair' teases out a new sleuth in Lacey Smithsonian". USA Today. Retrieved 1 May 2012.