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Passover
When reality begins to be written by someone else's hands, who is still in control of their own story?
Upon realizing her life is being narrated by a writer who observes, defines, and silences her, Daniela understands that her existence is not merely lived, but constructed.
What begins as an attempt to understand her brother-in-law's disappearance transforms into a radical confrontation between creator and creation, in which memory, guilt, and power vie for space within language itself.
Among characters seeking autonomy, silences that function as strategy, and a writer convinced of his dominion, Passover follows the moment when narrative fails and, in failing, opens space for insurrection.
A novel about authorship and responsibility, in which writing ceases to be a sovereign act and becomes an unstable, ethical, and dangerous terrain.
Upon realizing her life is being narrated by a writer who observes, defines, and silences her, Daniela understands that her existence is not merely lived, but constructed.
What begins as an attempt to understand her brother-in-law's disappearance transforms into a radical confrontation between creator and creation, in which memory, guilt, and power vie for space within language itself.
Among characters seeking autonomy, silences that function as strategy, and a writer convinced of his dominion, Passover follows the moment when narrative fails and, in failing, opens space for insurrection.
A novel about authorship and responsibility, in which writing ceases to be a sovereign act and becomes an unstable, ethical, and dangerous terrain.
156 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 22, 2026
About the author
Max Moreno
35 books1 followerMax Moreno is a Brazilian author of crime fiction, suspense, and psychological fiction.
He writes about people who reach their limits — and what happens when they cross them.
His stories explore crime, violence, guilt, obsession, and the contradictions of human nature, placing flawed characters in situations that reveal what is darkest — and sometimes most human — within us. He is the author of A Outra Sombra (The Other Shadow), As Paredes Eram Brancas (The White Walls), and Dias de Lua, as well as short stories published in Portuguese and English. His literary debut came in 2013 with A Outra Sombra. In 2016, his short story Vinte Pratas was published in an anthology honoring Charles Bukowski.
For Max, the best stories are not necessarily those in which the crime itself matters most, but those that leave readers wondering, long after discovering who did it: What if it were me?
He writes about people who reach their limits — and what happens when they cross them.
His stories explore crime, violence, guilt, obsession, and the contradictions of human nature, placing flawed characters in situations that reveal what is darkest — and sometimes most human — within us. He is the author of A Outra Sombra (The Other Shadow), As Paredes Eram Brancas (The White Walls), and Dias de Lua, as well as short stories published in Portuguese and English. His literary debut came in 2013 with A Outra Sombra. In 2016, his short story Vinte Pratas was published in an anthology honoring Charles Bukowski.
For Max, the best stories are not necessarily those in which the crime itself matters most, but those that leave readers wondering, long after discovering who did it: What if it were me?
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