Pint of No Return
Logline
"The first "Shake Shop Mystery" delivers all the delectable ingredients cozy mystery fans crave, including an engagingly resourceful protagonist, her too-cute-for-words canine companion Noodles, and a charming small-town setting worthy of the Hallmark Channel."-library journal starred review
Genre
Detective,Comedy,Mystery,Funny
Short Summary
After her divorce from her thrice-married embezzler husband, Trinidad Jones is ready for a fresh start. When she's left one of ex's businesses in Upper Sprocket, she opens her dream business: the Shimmy and Shake Shop. It's a sweet new beginning until she stumbles across a body.
Trinidad discovers that the murderer's motive was the acquisition of a priceless piece of pottery, auctioned off in an abandoned storage unit. The treasure was hidden in plain sight from everyone.
Setting
fictional town in eastern Oregon
Based on a True Story
No
Plot - Premise
Voyage and Return,Quest
Plot - Other Elements
Happy Ending,Twist
Mature Audience Themes
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Main Character Details
Name: Trinidad Jones is a middle aged single woman of Cuban ancestry.
Age: 36
Gender: Female
Role: Protagonist
Key Traits: Empathetic,Engaging,Faithful,Modest,Funny,Underdog,Insecure
Additional Character Details
Name: Papa Luis
Age: 70s
Gender: Male
Role: Mentor
Key Traits: Charming,Confident,Faithful,Funny
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Development Pitch
After her divorce from her thrice-married embezzler husband, Trinidad Jones is finally ready for a fresh start. So when she's left one of ex's businesses in Upper Sprocket, Oregon, she decides to pack up her dog, cash in her settlement, and open her dream business: the Shimmy and Shake Shop, introducing the world to her monster milkshakes. And even with a couple sticky situations underway, namely that the other two ex-wives also call Sprocket home, Trinidad's life seems to be churning along smoothly, even with the surprise arrival of her Cuban grandfather, Papa Luis. When she discovers her neighbor, the Popcorn King, head down in his giant popcorn kettle, a mystery descends on the small town. When one of Trinidad's fellow ex-wives is accused of the murder and Upper Sprocket descends into mayhem, it's going to take a supersized scoop of courage to flush out the killer.