The White Plane. Shadows Of The Canvas, #1

A missing artist. A flawless white canvas. A powerful man determined to own the meaning of both. Painter Sarah has already learned what the art world can take from an artist. So when celebrated dealer Mark Veldhuizen offers her a contract that disguises control as protection, she refuses. The next morning, Sarah is gone. She leaves behind no explanation - only an immense white painting and a written directive naming her closest friend, gallery curator Emily, as its temporary custodian.
Veldhuizen immediately turns Sarah's disappearance into a spectacle. He announces an auction of her early work, establishes a legacy fund in her name, and presents her silence as the final act of a tragic genius. But Emily knows Sarah's absence is not his story to sell. Following a trail of coercive contracts, shell collectors, manipulated valuations, and forged provenance, Emily uncovers a criminal enterprise built on controlling not only art, but the history that determines its value.
Every discovery brings her closer to Sarah - and places another witness in danger. To stop the auction, Emily must expose the system that made her career possible without committing its central sin:deciding what the artist should want.