Murder In Al-Hassaka

By Thameur BELAROUI Imene DJABALLAH

Abu Yacine disembarks in Damascus International Airport, returning from Saudi Arabia laden with gold and money after ten years of hard work. He takes a taxi and, on the way, he tells the driver "Barakat" about the fortune he collected while working in the Arabian Gulf. The devil whispers evil in the driver's heart to kill his client and get rid

• Language: English
• Publisher: Ukiyoto Publishing
• Release date: Sep 4, 2023
• ISBN: 9789361723247

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Murder In

Al-Hassaka

Author: Imene Djaballah

Translator: Thameur Belaroui

Ukiyoto Publishing

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Published in 2023

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Contents

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

About the Author

Chapter 1

A

s the plane penetrates the aerosphere of Damascus, the city loomed in the horizon like a mosaic with its intertwined buildings and trees. As soon as the plane landed in the airport, its passengers coming from Saudi Arabia disembarked, and among them was Abu-Yacine who headed to the taxi stand as soon as he picked up his luggage. And with his many bags, he began searching for a taxi to take him to Al-Hassaka. In vain was his search as the first driver refused because of the long distance, and so did a second and a third. As Abu-Yacine glared at the taxi drivers’ faces, he noticed that all of them were in their sixties. He, then, smiled and said to himself: no doubt they refused!... Driving nine hours under this heat surely overburdens such old men. Only then, he decided to rectify the situation by going to a young well-built tall man who was wiping the windshield of his car with a wet cloth.

Abu-Yacine approached him with a hopeful smile and said:

The young man turned around and there he saw a seemingly good customer with his many bags that he barely could lug. Like someone who stumbled upon a valuable catch, the young driver quickly answered while he threw the cloth on the windshield:

The smile faded away from the young man’s face, his excitement withered away and he answered in a cold tone while frowning:

The young man was given to understand