In a small town in Finland called Rabbit Back, a new substitute teacher named Ella Milana discovers an altered version of the book, "Crime and Punishment," which leads her to a series of myths, mysteries and deceptions. Apparently, an insidious virus is affecting the books in the town and Ella determines to find out what is going on. In the midst of her journey, she learns about an exclusive group called The Rabbit Back Literature Society which was started several years ago. The society is composed of nine people who had been chosen as children by world famous children's author, Laura White. Ms. White had trained the children and they all became famous authors. After reading one of Ella's articles, she is invited to become the tenth member of the group. Ella soon learns, though, that the group is made up more of distrust and jealousy than any real talent or ambition as evidenced through stark declarations of the group's members in a ritual called The Game. Through her participation, Ella learns that there had been another tenth member before her, a child who had mysteriously died years ago. Ella does her best to find out the truth about the boy and the recent sudden disappearance of Laura White.