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.
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 September 2026.
- 11999–1/4
- 22000–1/4
- 32001–1/4
- 42002–1/4
- 520033041/4
- 62004–1/4
- 72005–1/4
- 82006–1/4
- 92007–1/4
- 102012–1/4
- 112014–1/4
- 122015–1/4
- 132016–1/4
- 142017–1/4
- 152017–1/4
- 162018–1/4
- 172018–1/4
- 182019–1/4
- 192020–1/4
- 202021–1/4
- 212023–1/4
- 222026–1/4
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.
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.
- Mystery & detective 1 of 1 books
More books by Nancy J. Cohen / Nancy Cane
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
Series that include Bad Hair Day books
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Bad Hair Day Mystery books in order 22 books