Investigation and silence
Each testimony illuminates the case while revealing the fears that keep the city from naming what it knows.
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Historical mystery · available in Italian
La città senza donne
In a city that conceals everything, even the truth can kill.
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The novel
Marrakech, 1906. Morocco is caught between the ambitions of European powers and an increasingly fragile internal balance. Meanwhile, young women vanish from the streets of the medina without a trace.
Nabil el-Khatib, an investigator from Tangier, must find an answer before the case becomes a political crisis. Every alley offers a clue, every testimony protects a secret, and the city seems to know the culprit without wishing to name them.
A historical mystery in which the investigation moves through power, fear and colonial transformation, against the backdrop of the Algeciras Conference.
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Inside the book
Nabil’s investigation crosses a city on the verge of change, linking the crime to the question of who has the right to speak.
Marrakech, 1906
The medina is not an exotic backdrop but a political organism shaped by trade, neighbourhoods and inequality.
Colonial power
European pressure and Morocco’s internal fragility turn even a criminal investigation into a question of power.
About the novel
The novel joins the tension of a mystery to historical reconstruction. Following the clues, the reader meets a city resisting the gaze that would reduce it to scenery or conquest.
Who this story is for
For readers seeking an atmospheric historical mystery, an imperfect investigator, and a resolution that does not erase the political questions behind the crime.
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