Every mystery follows certain simple rules. Grant McAllister, a crime fiction writer and mathematics professor, once managed to identify them all.
But that was thirty years ago. Now he lives an isolated life on a quiet Mediterranean island – until the moment Julia Hart, a smart, ambitious editor, knocks on his door. Hart plans to republish his early works, seven stories that were released in a volume titled The White Murders, stories that the two of them must now revisit.
As Julia reads the stories, she is disturbed by the discovery that there are parts that don't make sense. Inconsistencies, errors, and intricate details that seem to refer to a real murder. A murder that has remained unsolved for thirty years…
To find the answers, Julia must use all her wits and triumph over a dangerously intelligent opponent.
But she must tread carefully: she knows there is a mystery here, but what she doesn't realize yet is that a murder has already been committed…