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The Resistance by Peter Steiner. A Louis Morgon Mystery.
Review summary: This is a superb historical thriller, with strongly developed characters and set during a time of history that many would like to forget, but a time that needs to be remembered. Such a clever way of integrating history into a fictional storyline. One of the year's best. (Click here for text of full review.)
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The Resistance
Peter Steiner
A Louis Morgon Mystery
Minotaur Books (August 2012)
Publisher synopsis: When Louis purchases a rundown house in Saint-Leon-sur-Dême, he quickly goes to work fixing it up. However, during the renovations, he discovers evidence of a long forgotten crime hidden beneath the floorboards. Unable to leave a good mystery unsolved, he enlists the help of his friend Renard, a French cop, and sets out to discover exactly what happened in this small French village during the Nazi occupation.
As Louis and Renard search for the answer to a decades-old question, they encounter an unforgettable cast of characters, including Simon, a Jew from Berlin who leads a French resistance cell, a Nazi colonel who is not at all what he seems, and Marie Piano, whose bravery is unmatched. Soon, Louis is pulled into the secrets and lies of the past as he begins to call into question the very nature of guilt and innocence in times of war.
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