Bad Hair Day Books in Order

Nancy J. Cohen / Nancy Cane has written 22 Bad Hair Day books, published between 1999 and 2026. The first book is Permed to Death (1999) and the newest is Dreidels and Dead Ends (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
22
Published
1999–2026
Pages on record
304 in 1 of 22 books

Bad Hair Day is Nancy J. Cohen's mystery series of 22 books, also catalogued under the name Nancy Cane. Most titles pun on hair or beauty treatments, from Permed to Death (1999) and Hair Raiser (2000) to Murder by Manicure, Died Blonde and Shear Murder. The series continues into 2026 with Dreidels and Dead Ends.

Source: composed

How many Bad Hair Day books are there?

Bad Hair Day has 22 books, released between 1999 and 2026.

Bad Hair Day Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 22 Bad Hair Day 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 October 2026.

  1. 1
    Permed to DeathBad Hair Day Mystery #11999 · confirmed 1/4
    1999–
  2. 2
    Hair RaiserBad Hair Day Mystery #22000 · confirmed 1/4
    2000–
  3. 3
    Murder by ManicureBad Hair Day Mystery #32001 · confirmed 1/4
    2001–
  4. 4
    Body WaveBad Hair Day Mystery #42002 · confirmed 1/4
    2002–
  5. 5
    Highlights to HeavenBad Hair Day Mystery #52003 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003304
  6. 6
    Died BlondeBad Hair Day Mystery #62004 · confirmed 1/4
    2004–
  7. 7
    Dead RootsBad Hair Day Mystery #72005 · confirmed 1/4
    2005–
  8. 8
    Perish by PedicureBad Hair Day Mystery #82006 · confirmed 1/4
    2006–
  9. 9
    Killer KnotsBad Hair Day Mystery #92007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007–
  10. 10
    Shear MurderBad Hair Day Mystery #102012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
  11. 11
    Hanging by a HairBad Hair Day Mystery #112014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
  12. 12
    Peril By PonytailBad Hair Day Mystery #122015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
  13. 13
    Haunted Hair NightsBad Hair Day Mystery #132016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
  14. 14
    Facials Can Be FatalBad Hair Day Mystery #142017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
  15. 15
    Hair BrainedBad Hair Day Mystery #152017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
  16. 16
    Hairball HijinksBad Hair Day Mystery #162018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
  17. 17
    Trimmed to DeathBad Hair Day Mystery #172018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
  18. 18
    A Bad Hair Day CookbookBad Hair Day Mystery #182019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019–
  19. 19
    Easter Hair HuntBad Hair Day Mystery #192020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020–
  20. 20
    Styled for MurderBad Hair Day Mystery #202021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
  21. 21
    Star Tangled MurderBad Hair Day Mystery #212023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023–
  22. 22
    Dreidels and Dead EndsBad Hair Day Mystery #222026 · confirmed 1/4
    2026–

Do you have to read Bad Hair Day books in order?

You should read the Bad Hair Day books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Bad Hair Day book also stands alone.

Where to start with Bad Hair Day

Start with Permed to Death (1999), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Bad Hair Day book?

Dreidels and Dead Ends (2026) is the newest Bad Hair Day book released so far.

Is there a new Bad Hair Day book coming?

No next Bad Hair Day book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Bad Hair Day at a glance

Still running
Bad Hair Day is still running, with a title published as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Bad Hair Day books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
304 pages across the 1 of 22 books with a recorded length, a median of 304 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Bad Hair Day books, 9 of 22, were published in the 2010s.

When Bad Hair Day books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when Bad Hair Day titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 9 titles.

1990s
1
2000s
8
2010s
9
2020s
4

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

What the Bad Hair Day books are about

1 of the 22 Bad Hair Day 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.