Not sure what to think.

Trinidad decides to move to Sprocket - a small town, but a popular tourist destination - to open a shake shop: specialty freak shakes. About a week before the opening of her shop, she finds her neighbour in his popcorn kettle. Soon after, Juliette who had been dating the man is arrested for murder.

The case seems pretty slim: Juliette’s finger prints were on the murder weapon, but that can be explained in another way; Juliette has no alibi, but it’s up to the DA/police to prove she was at the crime scene, there are no witness to that either; and Juliette made threats to man. For the police it’s enough to arrest her, for the judge enough to deny her bail.

Trinidad believes the woman to be innocent and starts to ask around questions. In between preparations to open up her shop, that is. She’s helped by local farmer Quinn.

The clues are there to figure out the murderer, so that’s good. Still, I couldn’t really engage with the story. Most people seemed to talk too much. Of the “I don’t own you an explanation, but here it is” variety. The sort of talkativeness that works better with someone you have an established relationship with, not with the newcomer in town.