Guillermo Martinez (p.) 1962) Argentine writer, mathematician by training and writer by vocation, classic of the modern intellectual detective. Tennis instructor Merton, once a brilliant literary critic, known for his impartiality, originality and honesty of judgment, receives an unexpected and very flattering offer. He must arrive in Barcelona, in the estate of the famous writer, to read and appreciate his latest book. He is convinced that critics and the public were able to appreciate only the surface layer of his works. The writer's literary agent charges Merton a fantastic fee just for reading the book, and promises to double it if Merton can unravel its true meaning. Merton arrives in Barcelona, settles in a beautiful villa, where the writer lives with a young wife and daughter, and begins work on a book. He is determined to solve this literary puzzle, but the luxurious atmosphere of the estate is fraught with many temptations and temptations.