An overwhelmingly twisted story, which is also a scientific treatise on the mathematical aspects of criminal mysteries. Agatha Christie would also tip her hat to him. Well done!" Sarah Pinborough, New York Times bestselling author of Don't Believe Your Eyes! All crime mysteries follow the same simple set of rules. There must be a victim. A culprit. A suspect. A detective. The rest is just playing with those ingredients. and their possible permutations. During the golden age of detective stories, mathematics professor Grant McAllister develops the mathematical rules of crime mysteries and illustrates his theory with seven stories he wrote himself. Thirty years later, a book of short stories entitled The White Murders attracts the attention of a publisher, so Julia Hart, the sharp-witted, pushy editor travels to the quiet Mediterranean island to meet the reclusive Grant McAllister. The publisher wants to publish a new edition of his book, so Julia and Grant start editing the stories together. Not only does Julia want to dig deep into the stories, but Grant also to his past, who seems to be hiding something from him.However, in each of the stories Grant writes, there are barely noticeable inconsistencies that do not add up at all. And which point to a real murder, a crime that has not been solved since then. In order for Julia to find out the truth, she has to get past Grant's mind. In his debut novel, Alex Pavesi both pays homage to Agatha Christie and twists the genre of classic detective stories. In Detective Eight, it is proven again that the best crime mysteries are those that break all the rules.