Coming Out Can Be Murder

First he wants her… then he wants her dead. Bobbi Logan’s life and career begin to spiral downward when she comes out as a transgendered woman. But the gutsy hairdresser is determined to live her “new” life authentically, even as she is drawn into the investigation of her brutally murdered friend. The Chicago police have all but said they’re not interested in the death of a “tranny” and the media has failed to report it. As she follows a trail of evidence through the shadowy underground of the Windy City, Bobbi is led to John Strand, a seductive powerbroker. Coming face-to-face with the number-one suspect can only lead to one thing… murder. But who will it be?

First he wants her… then he wants her dead. Bobbi Logan’s life and career begin to spiral downward when she comes out as a transgendered woman. But the gutsy hairdresser is determined to live her “new” life authentically, even as she is drawn into the investigation of her brutally murdered friend. The Chicago police have all but said they’re not interested in the death of a “tranny” and the media has failed to report it. As she follows a trail of evidence through the shadowy underground of the Windy City, Bobbi is led to John Strand, a seductive powerbroker. Coming face-to-face with the number-one suspect can only lead to one thing… murder. But who will it be?

Renee James, an award-winning journalist, is also a writer, editor, and licensed cosmetologist who has been active in the Chicago transgender community for many years. Her debut novel, Coming Out Can Be Murder is the culmination of all her many talents. Like her heroine, Bobbi Logan, Renee believes in the curling iron as a higher power and thinks that hairdressers are an advanced form of humanity.