A Word from the Author
This novel is not merely a tale of a crime in a Sana'a neighborhood.
It is a mirror reflecting a reality we all live in—a reality where the threads of power, corruption, and self-interest are intertwined,
where the honest become strangers, and the criminals roam free in elegant suits.
When I wrote this novel, I didn't write it from the depths of imagination alone,
but from the heart of reality… a reality I know all too well,
where reports are written in blood, and secrets are buried in files that will never be opened.
I wrote "Shadows Over Sana'a" while conjuring the faces of men I know,
who stood against the wind and never bowed,
who searched for the truth even within the shadows that swallow the light.
This is not a story of a superhero,
but of a Yemeni officer who carried his country's loyalty in the depths of his heart,
who strives to remain pure in a time when causes are sold and consciences are bought. "Shadows Over Sana'a" is not merely a crime story,
but a journey through the labyrinths of mind and conscience,
and the narrow space between duty and betrayal,
and between law and justice when they cease to be two sides of the same coin.
It is the testimony of an officer who witnessed truth being distorted,
and a man who tried to remain pure amidst the darkness,
and between them, a heart that beat prematurely for a woman
who was searching for light in a city that swallows itself whole every night.
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Zayed Al-Muntasir
A Word from the Author
This novel is not merely a tale of a crime in a Sana'a neighborhood.
It is a mirror reflecting a reality we all live in—a reality where the threads of power, corruption, and self-interest are intertwined,
where the honest become strangers, and the criminals roam free in elegant suits.
When I wrote this novel, I didn't write it from the depths of imagination alone,
but from the heart of reality… a reality I know all too well,
where reports are written in blood, and secrets are buried in files that will never be opened.
I wrote "Shadows Over Sana'a" while conjuring the faces of men I know,
who stood against the wind and never bowed,
who searched for the truth even within the shadows that swallow the light.
This is not a story of a superhero,
but of a Yemeni officer who carried his country's loyalty in the depths of his heart,
who strives to remain pure in a time when causes are sold and consciences are bought. "Shadows Over Sana'a" is not merely a crime story,
but a journey through the labyrinths of mind and conscience,
and the narrow space between duty and betrayal,
and between law and justice when they cease to be two sides of the same coin.
It is the testimony of an officer who witnessed truth being distorted,
and a man who tried to remain pure amidst the darkness,
and between them, a heart that beat prematurely for a woman
who was searching for light in a city that swallows itself whole every night.
---
Zayed Al-Muntasir
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