Hot Blooded Murder, A Bryn Wiley Mystery
Logline
In the sultry Louisiana heat, Bryn Wiley scours New Orleans seeking a slayer in a desperate race to save a champion stallion from a lethal injection. The sheriff is convinced the stallion killed his mistress. Bryn encounters quirky New Orleans characters, a voodoo queen, and hot blooded show horses.
Genre
Crime,Mystery,Funny,Suspense/Thriller,Detective,Other
Short Summary
Bryn Wiley, a mild equine writer, finds an empty home at Marcie's Morgan horse farm. She searches for Marcie and enters the dim, hot barn. Horses whinny. Bryn walks down the aisle to the stallion's stall. Opening the door, she almost steps on Marcie's body. Bryn wonders....did the horse kill her?
The murderer is moving into Marcie's house. To stop her, Bryn leaps on the stallion's back and gallops around the farm, jumps a fence, and drives a herd of cattle onto Marcie's property. They stampede into the killer, a tiny woman shouldering a rifle. Bryn rides right into her and disarms her.
Setting
New Orleans and the verdant horse country surrounds.
Based on a True Story
Yes
Plot - Premise
Quest
Plot - Other Elements
Happy Ending,Philosophical Questions,Other,Twist
Mature Audience Themes
Information not completed
Main Character Details
Name: Bryn Wiley is a transplanted Canadian, long living in New Orleans. She's a writer for equine magazines, but also a persistent amateur detective.
Age: 30ish
Gender: Female
Role: Protagonist
Key Traits: Empathetic,Modest,Funny,Honorable
Additional Character Details
Name: Theo Goodall, husband of the deceased, a stained glass creator.
Age: late 30's
Gender: Male
Role: Emotional
Key Traits: Clumsy,Faithful,Insecure,Romantic
Additional Character Details
Name: Sheriff John MacWain
Age: 50's
Gender: Male
Role: skeptic
Key Traits: Confident,Decisive,Leader,Sarcastic
Additional Character Details
Name: Madame Maigret, beautisul voodoo queen and consultant.
Age: no one knows....
Gender: Female
Role: mentor
Key Traits: Decisive,Empathetic,Sexy,Visionary,Seductive
Development Pitch
Bryn Wiley pursues a murderer through the sultry streets of New Orleans trying to save a champion stallion from a lethal injection. No one has ever guessed whodunit.