Mystery: Restaurant Cozy - Poisoned Provisions

Poisoned Provisions: Sabotage in the Supply Chain

Story Dossier + Outline

Premise:

Food truck owner Morgan Hayes becomes the prime suspect when a health inspector dies from tainted ingredients during a pop-up event, forcing her to trace vendor sabotages through chaotic prep timelines to save her mobile eatery.

✨ Genre: Restaurant Cozy Mystery

✨ Tropes/Themes: Health Inspection Day Murder, Primary Suspect Is the Restaurant, Sabotage Masquerading as Negligence, Timeline Reconstructed Through Prep Schedules, Hidden Rivalry Between Vendors, Food Truck Feuds, Urban Underdogs, Ingredient Intrigue

✨ POV & Structure: 1st Person Present Tense from a single POV, structured in a 4-Act narrative with escalating mysteries and revelations.

✨ Vibe: Playful and engaging with a cozy charm, focusing on clever deductions amid bustling city life rather than graphic details. The plot-driven narrative infuses humor through quirky customer interactions and mild tension from competitive pressures.

✨ Book Size: Short Novel (40,000-60,000 words)

✨ Chapter Count: 25 Chapters

✨ Word Count: target 1800-2200 per chapter

✨ Heat Level: No Romance (plot-focused, no romantic elements)

What you get:

✅ Complete Premise with core concepts and Narrative Physics Architecture

✅ Complete Story Dossier — including detailed characters, relationship arcs, locations and objects, world rules and histories, multiple subplots, and market researched genre and style guides.

✅ A detailed 25 chapter outline.