
When Tony-winning star Chad Frivole returns to Vienna, Virginia to launch a new theater company, the town lights up—until his car crashes and a tangle of venomous snakes spills out. Bookbinder Quinn Caine, her cousin Sister Daria, and Quinn’s detective boyfriend, Aiden Harrington, are pulled into a case that cuts through old crushes, new grudges, and one of Quinn’s own handmade journals. As a wave of biblical-style threats target Quinn’s brother and his fiancée, family bonds are tested, secrets crack open, and a brilliant, overlooked villain steps into the spotlight. With a whip-smart voice and heart-forward humor, this cozy mystery delivers community, romance, and a finale that lands with a gasp.