| It’s Alpenfest in Upper Sprocket! Yodelers are congregating in the square, tourists flocking to the town, and Trinidad Jones is scooping up some fall flavors at her Shimmy and Shake Shop. The cherry on the sundae is her upcoming feature in Go West magazine. She’s determined to serve up the perfect interview, but it won’t be easy, thanks in part to her meddling Cuban grandfather Papa Luis who has decided to make Sprocket his home for the foreseeable future. Papa Luis has set himself up as a taxi driver in his classic 1951 Chevy Bel Air. |  |
But things take a turn when Papa Luis tells her he’s found a corpse in his trunk. Upon closer investigation, they realize the body has disappeared. With the assistance of Juliette and Bonnie (her sisterhood of exes) and the way too handsome nut farmer Quinn Logan, Trinidad must solve the mystery of the disappearing corpse, before her grandfather is up to his neck in a murderous mess.
Genre: Cozy mystery (general market)
Release date: May 24, 2022
Release date: May 24, 2022
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My Review
Body, body, who's got the body now...?
It's been quite awhile since I was last in Upper Sprocket and enjoying the crazy antics of Trinidad, her senior dog Noodles, and the sisterhood of exes but I was ever so glad to be back! This time Papa Luis finds the body in the most unexpected of places...the trunk of his pristine Chevy Bel Air! Secrets and surprises certainly abound in A Sprinkle In Time and they create a most delicious cozy mystery read!
I've loved Dana Mentink's novels for quite a few years now. Be they romantic suspense or romantic comedy or cozy mystery, I'm a fan! Her Shake Shop Mysteries are fun and scrumptious and are no exception to that rule. I'm just hoping for plenty more where the first two came from...
A Sprinkle In Time was every bit as good as its predecessor and I only managed to fall a little bit more in love with Dana Mentink's characters and the quaint town of Upper Sprocket. Trinidad is such a likable and 'normal' heroine, making freakshakes and not finding so many bodies would be her preference, that one can't help but turn that next page and finish that next chapter...
As you can tell, I truly enjoyed every bit of A Sprinkle In Time, Dana Mentink had me puzzling out the mystery and laughing aloud by equal turns. In fact, Noodles's predilection for 'assisting' the yodelers reminded me of the time years ago that my Alaskan Malamute stole the show during a Christmas parade when he decided to 'help' the sirens along!
With murder, mayhem, and a dash of romance, the Shake Shop Mystery series is such a delectably entertaining way to spend an afternoon or evening. If you love cozy mysteries it's a series you most definitely won't want to miss!
Tell Tale Book Reviews gives A Sprinkle In Time by Dana Mentink a 4.5 Bark rating.
It's been quite awhile since I was last in Upper Sprocket and enjoying the crazy antics of Trinidad, her senior dog Noodles, and the sisterhood of exes but I was ever so glad to be back! This time Papa Luis finds the body in the most unexpected of places...the trunk of his pristine Chevy Bel Air! Secrets and surprises certainly abound in A Sprinkle In Time and they create a most delicious cozy mystery read!
I've loved Dana Mentink's novels for quite a few years now. Be they romantic suspense or romantic comedy or cozy mystery, I'm a fan! Her Shake Shop Mysteries are fun and scrumptious and are no exception to that rule. I'm just hoping for plenty more where the first two came from...
A Sprinkle In Time was every bit as good as its predecessor and I only managed to fall a little bit more in love with Dana Mentink's characters and the quaint town of Upper Sprocket. Trinidad is such a likable and 'normal' heroine, making freakshakes and not finding so many bodies would be her preference, that one can't help but turn that next page and finish that next chapter...
As you can tell, I truly enjoyed every bit of A Sprinkle In Time, Dana Mentink had me puzzling out the mystery and laughing aloud by equal turns. In fact, Noodles's predilection for 'assisting' the yodelers reminded me of the time years ago that my Alaskan Malamute stole the show during a Christmas parade when he decided to 'help' the sirens along!
With murder, mayhem, and a dash of romance, the Shake Shop Mystery series is such a delectably entertaining way to spend an afternoon or evening. If you love cozy mysteries it's a series you most definitely won't want to miss!
Tell Tale Book Reviews gives A Sprinkle In Time by Dana Mentink a 4.5 Bark rating.
(I received a copy of this book from the publisher. All opinions are entirely my own.)
More from Dana
Who wouldn’t want to visit Upper Sprocket? Sure there’s the odd corpse that turns up, but it’s a charming place, complete with a rail riders excursion business and the Shimmy and Shake Shop, run by the determined Trinidad Jones.
| It’s fall in Sprocket and the locals are hosting a series of Alpenfest events with everything from yodeling performances to sausage cook offs. Papa Luis, Trinidad’s grandfather is happy to shuttle people around in his classic Chevy Bel Air until a body turns up in his truck. But other than that, Sprocket is an idyllic place with a newly opened train car inn operated by Bonnie, one of three women who were married at various times to the same rapscallion of a man. Oh, and then there’s Noodles, Trinidad’s senior Labrador retriever who has learned how to operate the windshield wipers which comes in handy as stormy weather approaches. Trinidad, Papa, Bonnie and Noodles along with other Sprocket residents are going to have their hands full as Alpenfest kicks off and gruesome items begin to pop up around town. Come along on the adventure as Trinidad wades knee deep into the sticky mess. |  Railriding research with my sister! |
 Dana Mentink | Dana Mentink is a USA Today and Publisher’s Weekly bestselling author as well as a two-time American Christian Fiction Writers Carol Award winner, and the recipient of a Holt Medallion. She’s written over fifty titles in the suspense, lighthearted romance and mystery genres. She is pleased to write for Harlequin’s Love Inspired Suspense, and Poisoned Pen Press. You can connect with Dana via her website at danamentink.com, on Facebook, YouTube (Author Dana Mentink) and Instagram (dana_mentink.) |
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