First published 2015
David and Jo drive through the Moroccan desert at night, heading to a party at their friends' remote residence. After several drinks and an argument between the English couple, David loses focus behind the wheel. When two figures appear on the rough road ahead, he cannot brake in time. One young man dies instantly. The couple continues to the party, which is already underway when they arrive. Their influential hosts hide the victim's body behind the house until police can be summoned, planning to cover up the incident. But the local community has grown tired of the arrogant behavior from wealthy European visitors. What once met with quiet acceptance now triggers open resistance. The death becomes a flashpoint that exposes the deeper tensions between the privileged foreigners and the Moroccan locals who have endured their presence.
Genres: fiction, drama, crime, contemporary
Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, fish-out-of-water
Setting: Morocco
Period: 21st-century
336 pages · Hardcover · Znak Literanova
Content warnings: death, violence