The Paris Agent
Books | Fiction / Historical / 20th Century / World War II
4.3
Kelly Rimmer
From the bestselling author of The Things We Cannot Say and The Warsaw Orphan, Kelly Rimmer—for fans of All the Light We Cannot See and The Tattooist of Auschwitz!A “MOST ANTICIPATED TITLE” by Harper's Bazaar B&N Reads BookBub Goodreads Fresh Fiction"The author’s research has captured the tension that those who lived through that time experienced at deep levels. Kelly Rimmer’s scenes in both eras are fraught with anxiety, urging the reader to keep turning the page, anxious to learn about each character’s experiences, right up to the very end." — New York Journal of Books For fans of fast-paced historical thrillers like Our Woman in Moscow and The Rose Code, Kelly Rimmer’s dramatic new novel follows two female SOE operatives whose lives will be determined by a double agent in their midst. Twenty-five years after the end of the war, Noah Ainsworth is still preoccupied with those perilous, exhilarating years as a British SOE operative in France. A head injury sustained on his final operation has caused frustrating gaps in his memory—in particular about the agent who saved his life during that mission gone wrong, whose real name he never knew, nor whether she even survived the war.Moved by her father’s frustration, Noah’s daughter Charlotte begins a search for answers that resurrects the stories of Chloe and Fleur, the code names for two otherwise ordinary women whose lives intersect in 1943 when they’re called up by the SOE for deployment in France. Taking enormous risks to support the allied troops with very little information or resources, the women have no idea they’re at the mercy of a double agent among them who's causing chaos within the French circuits, whose efforts will affect the outcome of their lives…and the war.But as Charlotte’s search for answers bears fruit, overlooked clues come to light about the identity of the double agent—with unsettling hints pointing close to home—and more shocking events are unearthed from the dangerous, dramatic last days of the war that lead to Chloe and Fleur’s eventual fates.For more by Kelly Rimmer, look for The Things We Cannot Say Before I Let You Go Truths I Never Told You The Warsaw Orphan The German Wife
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Author
Kelly Rimmer
Pages
368
Publisher
Harlequin
Published Date
2023-07-11
ISBN
0369736427 9780369736420
Ratings
Google: 4
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"A historical fiction novel based on British spies, in France, when France was under German occupation in WWII. The story is told during the war and in the 1970s. In the 1970s, Noah’s wife has just passed away, and along with their daughter, Charlotte, he wants to learn who saved his life at the end of the war. Noah suffered a head injury and therefore has gaps in his memory. They get the help of Theo, a college student, who works for a professor who has detailed knowledge about the SOE Agents. During the war, the story is told by two female agents, Josie and Eloise. Eloise became an agent after her husband died in the war, leaving her son at home. Josie, a young woman, who lacked confidence growing up, works alongside Noah to help take out a German factory in France. While they had much success, all of their plans are foiled by a double agent, who some suspect to be Noah. It is discovered that the double agent was the SOE commander who had gambling debts. For money, the trusted SOE commander was turning undercover agents over the Germans. Josie and Eloise never knew each other until they were both captured, and die together in a concentration camp. In the end, Theo is the son of Eloise and he begins a relationship with Charlotte. He also knows his mom is a hero. Noah finds peace knowing he did good work and his reputation is saved. And Josie’s mother, still living, is tracked down and Charlotte and Theo inform her of the bravery and heroism of her daughter in helping Noah take out the Germany factory in France. "
Katie Daly
