Five Quarters of the Orange
by Joanne Harris (author of Chocolat)
This book was nothing like I thought it would be when I started it. It takes place in a small French village during the occupation of World War II. The story is really the murder mystery of a German SS officer that unravels up to the very last page. The tale is told by the protagonist, a nine year-old girl, who from the very beginning makes it clear to the reader that she is somehow mixed up in the whole mess. This was a really good story that keeps the reader in suspense right up to the end.
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