Nancy J. Cohen / Nancy Cane Books in Order

Nancy J. Cohen / Nancy Cane has written 30 books, published between 1994 and 2026. The first book is Circle of Light (1994) and the newest is Dreidels and Dead Ends (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
30
Published
1994–2026
Pages on record
1,254 in 4 of 30 books

Nancy J. Cohen writes mysteries, and published her science fiction romances as Nancy Cane. The Bad Hair Day Mysteries are the larger body of work, a salon-themed run that takes in Permed to Death (1999), Hair Raiser (2000), Murder by Manicure (2001), Body Wave (2002), Highlights to Heaven (2003) and Died Blonde (2004). The catalogue opens instead with four futuristic romances set on other worlds: Circle of Light (1994), Moonlight Rhapsody (1994), Starlight Child (1995) and Keeper of the Rings (1996). The Drift Lords and the Light-Years Trilogy are the other series, and the 30 books reach Dreidels and Dead Ends (2026).

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How many Nancy J. Cohen / Nancy Cane books are there?

Nancy J. Cohen / Nancy Cane has 30 books, released between 1994 and 2026. They include 3 series and 2 titles listed outside any series.

Nancy J. Cohen / Nancy Cane Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 30 Nancy J. Cohen / Nancy Cane books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of November 2026.

  1. 1
    Circle of LightLight-Years Trilogy #11994 · confirmed 1/4
    1994–
  2. 2
    Moonlight RhapsodyLight-Years Trilogy #21994 · confirmed 1/4
    1994–
  3. 3
    Starlight ChildLight-Years Trilogy #31995 · confirmed 1/4
    1995–
  4. 4
    Keeper of the Rings1996 · 400 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996400
  5. 5
    Permed to DeathBad Hair Day Mystery #11999 · confirmed 1/4
    1999–
  6. 6
    Hair RaiserBad Hair Day Mystery #22000 · confirmed 1/4
    2000–
  7. 7
    Murder by ManicureBad Hair Day Mystery #32001 · confirmed 1/4
    2001–
  8. 8
    Body WaveBad Hair Day Mystery #42002 · confirmed 1/4
    2002–
  9. 9
    Highlights to HeavenBad Hair Day Mystery #52003 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003304
  10. 10
    Died BlondeBad Hair Day Mystery #62004 · confirmed 1/4
    2004–
  11. 11
    Dead RootsBad Hair Day Mystery #72005 · confirmed 1/4
    2005–
  12. 12
    Perish by PedicureBad Hair Day Mystery #82006 · confirmed 1/4
    2006–
  13. 13
    Killer KnotsBad Hair Day Mystery #92007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007–
  14. 14
    Warrior PrinceDrift Lords #12012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
  15. 15
    Warrior RogueDrift Lords #22012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
  16. 16
    Shear MurderBad Hair Day Mystery #102012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
  17. 17
    Warrior LordDrift Lords #32014 · 422 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014422
  18. 18
    Hanging by a HairBad Hair Day Mystery #112014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
  19. 19
    Peril By PonytailBad Hair Day Mystery #122015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
  20. 20
    Haunted Hair NightsBad Hair Day Mystery #132016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
  21. 21
    Facials Can Be FatalBad Hair Day Mystery #142017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
  22. 22
    Hair BrainedBad Hair Day Mystery #152017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
  23. 23
    Writing the Cozy Mystery (As: Nancy J. Cohen)2018 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018128
  24. 24
    Hairball HijinksBad Hair Day Mystery #162018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
  25. 25
    Trimmed to DeathBad Hair Day Mystery #172018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
  26. 26
    A Bad Hair Day CookbookBad Hair Day Mystery #182019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019–
  27. 27
    Easter Hair HuntBad Hair Day Mystery #192020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020–
  28. 28
    Styled for MurderBad Hair Day Mystery #202021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
  29. 29
    Star Tangled MurderBad Hair Day Mystery #212023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023–
  30. 30
    Dreidels and Dead EndsBad Hair Day Mystery #222026 · confirmed 1/4
    2026–

Nancy J. Cohen / Nancy Cane books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Bad Hair Day Mystery in order

22 books
  1. 1. Permed to Death
  2. 2. Hair Raiser
  3. 3. Murder by Manicure
  4. 4. Body Wave
  5. 5. Highlights to Heaven
  6. 6. Died Blonde
  7. 7. Dead Roots
  8. 8. Perish by Pedicure
  9. 9. Killer Knots
  10. 10. Shear Murder
  11. 11. Hanging by a Hair
  12. 12. Peril By Ponytail
  13. and 10 more in the table above

Light-Years Trilogy in order

3 books
  1. 1. Circle of Light
  2. 2. Moonlight Rhapsody
  3. 3. Starlight Child

Drift Lords in order

3 books
  1. 1. Warrior Prince
  2. 2. Warrior Rogue
  3. 3. Warrior Lord

Standalone books

2 books

2 Nancy J. Cohen / Nancy Cane titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Nancy J. Cohen / Nancy Cane books in order?

You only need to read Nancy J. Cohen / Nancy Cane books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Nancy J. Cohen / Nancy Cane

Start with Circle of Light (1994), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Nancy J. Cohen / Nancy Cane book?

Dreidels and Dead Ends (2026) is the newest Nancy J. Cohen / Nancy Cane book released so far.

Is there a new Nancy J. Cohen / Nancy Cane book coming?

No next Nancy J. Cohen / Nancy Cane book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Nancy J. Cohen / Nancy Cane at a glance

Still publishing
Nancy J. Cohen / Nancy Cane published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Nancy J. Cohen / Nancy Cane books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,254 pages across the 4 of 30 books with a recorded length, a median of 352 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Nancy J. Cohen / Nancy Cane books, 13 of 30, were published in the 2010s.

When Nancy J. Cohen / Nancy Cane books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when Nancy J. Cohen / Nancy Cane titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 13 titles.

1990s
5
2000s
8
2010s
13
2020s
4

30 books total across 4 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.

What the Nancy J. Cohen / Nancy Cane books are about

2 of the 30 Nancy J. Cohen / Nancy Cane books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.