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Viola Grace @viola-grace.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

GASTBY x THE NATURALS A math genius living in a crime syndicate’s luxury hotel allies with an investigative duo to solve a series of murders, while secretly pursuing her own revenge. ☠️ whodunnit/locked room 🍸 puzzles & secret codes 🃏 Roaring 20’s, speakeasies, murder & more! #questpit #q #m #a

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Viola Grace @viola-grace.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

An Agent’s Guide to WHAT ARE THE CHANCES- an adult historical mystery set in Chicago, 1929, where a math genius living in a crime syndicate’s luxury hotel must ally with an investigative duo to solve a series of murders, all the while pursuing her own secret plan for revenge. #questpit #q #m #a

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Viola Grace @viola-grace.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

An Agent’s guide to WHAT ARE THE CHANCES, 90,000 words, Adult Historical Mystery

The pitch-

Chicago, 1929.

Val’s life in her adoptive crime family’s hotel used to be nothing but bartending and calculating guests’ cards with her mathematical brilliance. But then her uncle Maximillian, the head of the syndicate, is killed before the hotel’s star-studded gala—and his death is identical to her secret suitor’s unsolved murder. With the chance for revenge in her grasp, Val allies with an infamous investigative duo to catch the killer.

Current Comps

Last Call at the Nightingale by Katharine Schellman
Flavia de Luce series by Alan Bradley
Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building
The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Inspirations
The Great Gatsby
Agatha Christie
The Tower of Terror (1997)

Tropes:
Roaring 20’s
Jazz Age
Speakeasies
Casinos
Settings that are characters
Diverse Cast
Puzzles and secret codes
High speed chases
Whodunnit
Locked room mystery
Found Family

Opening:

Chicago, 1929
1:34 a.m.

The man with the bowler hat was going to lose.
He looked so confident, with his slightly unbuttoned white shirt and condescending smirk. He didn’t even bother putting up the mask of a poker face to hide his prediction of the outcome. In his mind, he had already won. All that was left was to play the game.
Valentina had been watching the round for several minutes now. She twisted a rag inside a dirty glass, keeping a subtle eye on the match. She couldn’t see the man’s hand from behind the bar, but if she had calculated it correctly, there was a seventy-four percent chance that he was holding two kings and three different nine cards— a full house. With a hand like that, he was in the perfect position to win. But he was wrong. He was going to lose.
Val didn’t know this because of mathematics, however. She knew this because the man sitting across from him never played fair. Why would he? He was the owner of the joint, and if there was anything that Maximillian Eulio liked more than playing a dirty game of poker, it was getting away with it.

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Viola Grace @viola-grace.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

WHAT ARE THE CHANCES, 90,000 words, Adult Historical Mystery

Mood board: Picture collage includes a man walking away from a burning building, a girl doing math in a chalkboard, a red glowing neon sign that says “hotel”, a table with playing cards and an alcohol bottle, text that reads the title of the book: “What Are The Chances”, red dice, a grand hotel lobby staircase, an old fashioned bar with green walls and velvet red chairs, and an ace of spades pinned to a table with a knife.

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Viola Grace @viola-grace.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

GASTBY x THE NATURALS A math genius living in a crime syndicate’s luxury hotel allies with an investigative duo to solve a series of murders, while secretly pursuing her own revenge. ☠️ whodunnit, locked room 🍸 puzzles & secret codes 🃏 Roaring 20’s, speakeasies, murder & more! #questpit #my #a #q

Picture collage includes a man walking away from a burning building, a girl doing math in a chalkboard, a red glowing neon sign that says “hotel”, a table with playing cards and an alcohol bottle, text that reads the title of the book: “What Are The Chances”, red dice, a grand hotel lobby staircase, an old fashioned bar with green walls and velvet red chairs, and an ace of spades pinned to a table with a knife.

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Viola Grace @viola-grace.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Val’s life in her adoptive crime family’s hotel used to be nothing but bartending and calculating guests’ cards with her mathematical brilliance. But then her uncle Maximillian, the head of the syndicate, is killed before the hotel’s star-studded gala- and his death is identical to her secret lover’s unsolved murder. With the chance for revenge in her grasp, Val allies with an infamous investigative duo to catch the killer.

Comps

Last Call at the Nightingale by Katharine Schellman
Flavia de Luce series by Alan Bradley
Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building
The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Inspirations
The Great Gatsby
Agatha Christie
The Tower of Terror (1997)

Tropes:
Roaring 20’s
Jazz Age
Speakeasies
Casinos
Settings that are characters
Diverse Cast
Puzzles and secret codes
High speed chases
Whodunnit
Locked room mystery
Found Family

Chicago, 1929
1:34 a.m.

The man with the bowler hat was going to lose.
He looked so confident, with his slightly unbuttoned white shirt and condescending smirk. He didn’t even bother putting up the mask of a poker face to hide his prediction of the outcome. In his mind, he had already won. All that was left was to play the game.
Valentina had been watching the round for several minutes now. She twisted a rag inside a dirty glass, keeping a subtle eye on the match. She couldn’t see the man’s hand from behind the bar, but if she had calculated it correctly, there was a seventy-four percent chance that he was holding two kings and three different nine cards— a full house. With a hand like that, he was in the perfect position to win.
But he wouldn’t. After all, the man’s opponent was the owner of the joint.
And if there was anything that Maxmillian Eulio liked more than playing a dirty game of poker, it was getting away with it.

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Viola Grace @viola-grace.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

An Agent’s Guide to WHAT ARE THE CHANCES- an adult historical mystery set in Chicago, 1929, where a math genius living in her crime family’s luxury hotel must ally with an investigative duo to solve a series of murders, all the while secretly pursuing her own revenge. #bluepit #bluepit📖 #M #A #Q

WHAT ARE THE CHANCES, 96,000 words, Adult Historical Mystery

Chicago, 1929.

Val’s life in her adoptive crime family’s hotel used to be nothing but bartending and calculating guests’ cards with her mathematical brilliance. But then her uncle Maximillian, the head of the syndicate, is killed before the hotel’s star-studded gala—and his death is identical to her secret suitor’s unsolved murder. With the chance for revenge in her grasp, Val allies with an infamous investigative duo to catch the killer.

Comps

Last Call at the Nightingale Katharine Schellman
Flavia de Luce series by Alan Bradley
Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building

Inspirations
The Great Gatsby
Agatha Christie
The Tower of Terror (1997)

Tropes:
Roaring 20’s
Jazz Age Speakeasies Settings
Speakeasies
Casinos
Settings that are characters
Diverse Cast
Puzzles and secret codes
High speed chases
Whodunnit
Locked room mystery
Found Family

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Viola Grace @viola-grace.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

THE SHRIEK I JUST LET OUT OMG !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

NBC NEWS New York City Mayor results projecting Zohran Mamdani as the winner

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Viola Grace @viola-grace.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

An Agent’s Guide to WHAT ARE THE CHANCES, 96,000 words, Adult Historical Mystery

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Viola Grace @viola-grace.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

WHAT ARE THE CHANCES is an adult historical mystery set in Chicago, 1929, where a math genius living in her crime family’s luxury hotel must ally with an investigative duo to solve a series of murders, all the while secretly pursuing her own revenge. #HM #A #Q Late to #dvpit but glad I made it :)

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Viola Grace @viola-grace.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

WHAT ARE THE CHANCES is an adult historical mystery set in Chicago, 1929, where a math genius living in her crime family’s luxury hotel must ally with an investigative duo to solve a series of murders, all the while pursuing her own secret plan for revenge. #HM #A #Q #MiseryPit

Comps

Last Call at the Nightingale Katharine Schellman
Flavia de Luce series by Alan Bradley

Inspirations
The Great Gatsby
Agatha Christie
The Tower of Terror (1997)

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Viola Grace @viola-grace.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

In Chicago, 1929, a math genius living in a crime syndicate’s luxury hotel allies with an investigative duo to solve a series of murders, while secretly pursuing her own revenge. ☠️ campy & dark 🃏secret codes & speedy chases 🍸found family, settings as characters, murder & more! #questpit #Q #MY #A

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Viola Grace @viola-grace.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

In Chicago, 1929, a math genius living in a crime syndicate’s luxury hotel allies with an investigative duo to solve a series of murders, while secretly pursuing her own revenge. 🏳️‍🌈 #ownvoices ☠️campy & dark 🃏found family, violent women, speakeasies & more #wspit #wspitq #NA #A #M #T #Hi #C

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Viola Grace @viola-grace.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

GATSBY X KNIVES OUT In 1929 Chicago, a math genius living in a crime syndicate’s luxury hotel allies with an investigative duo to solve a series of murders, while secretly pursuing revenge. 🏳️‍🌈 #ownvoices ☠️campy & dark 🃏found family, violent women, speakeasies & more #questpit #Q #NA #A #HF #MY #T

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Viola Grace @viola-grace.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

I will outlive these motherfuckers I WILL OUTLIVE THESE MOTHERFUCKERS ‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️

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Viola Grace @viola-grace.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

jfc they’re not even trying to be subtle I hate this #tiktokban

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