Mystery: Tea Shop Cozy - Poisoned Petals at Harbor Tea

Poisoned Petals at Harbor Tea: Where Seaside Serenity Hides a Deadly Secret

Story Dossier + Outline

Premise:

In my cozy harbor-side tea shop, a visiting tourist collapses after a routine tea service, pulling me into a tangle of tampered ingredients and crumbling supplier stories to unmask a deliberate poisoning rooted in grudges among my eclectic regulars.

✨ Genre: Tea Shop Cozy Mystery

✨ Tropes/Themes: Customer Collapses After Tea Service, Blend Ingredient Tampering, Supplier Alibis Collapse, False Assumption of Accidental Death, Hidden Grudge Among Regulars, Intentional Poisoning Proven, Coastal Town Intrigue, Rival Business Vendettas

✨ POV & Structure: 1st person present tense from a single POV, structured in a 4-act narrative arc.

✨ Vibe: Whimsical and breezy with a seaside charm, blending mild mystery with the allure of ocean views and fresh starts. It maintains a cozy, uplifting atmosphere centered on clever deductions and personal growth, steering clear of heavy themes.

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

✨ Chapter Count: 28 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 28 chapter outline.