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.
That is, until she discovers her neighbor, the Popcorn King, head down in his giant popcorn kettle. 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.
My thoughts:
Pint of No Return is
the first book in the new Ice Cream Shop Mystery series by Dana Mentink. Yes, it is a cozy mystery and also yes, the
author has written a cozy! So, one
of my favorite authors has a penned one of my favorite genres and I am happy to
say this book is a pure delight.
Trinidad Jones is getting
on with her life after a divorce from her embezzling husband, so off she goes
to Sprocket, Oregon where she opens the Shimmy and Shake Shop. She did get the storefront from her ex, but,
his other two ex-wives received business opportunities from him, too. Of
course, they are all in the same small town, and you just know the town seemed
a lot smaller when Trinidad ran into them.
Trinidad is doing
well in her new town and she has high hopes for her new life, until she
discovers her neighbor, the Popcorn King dead in his shop. Quite honestly, that would make me think twice
about staying there, but, luckily, she is much braver than I am and she decides
to help solve the crime.
I loved this fast
paced, entertaining novel and the characters in this book, especially Papa Luis
and Noodles who didn’t do well as a service dog, but he’s so cute that it doesn’t
matter. I am ready for the next book in the series to find out what’s going on
in Sprocket. If you enjoy a cozy mystery, then I highly recommend this
one. Pairs nicely with your favorite ice
cream, please don’t ask me how I know this.
I voluntarily
reviewed a complimentary copy of this book.
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