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The Paris Agent: A Gripping Tale of Family Secrets
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
Before I Let You GoTruths I Never Told YouThe Warsaw OrphanThe German Wife
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
Before I Let You GoTruths I Never Told YouThe Warsaw OrphanThe German Wife
Editorial Reviews
"A fast-paced tale of heroes, double agents and mystery." -Michelle Gable, New York Times bestselling author of The Lipstick Bureau on The Paris Agent
"Skillfully researched and powerfully written, The German Wife will capture you from the first page. Kelly Rimmer always delivers a poignant story-this book is no exception." -Madeline Martin, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Bookshop in London
"The German Wife is a heart-wrenching, uplifting story about love and family and the choices people make in impossible situations. An unforgettable historical novel that explores important questions highly relevant to the world today." -Christine Wells, author of Sisters of the Resistance
"Once again, Kelly Rimmer has turned my emotions upside down. With every book of hers I read, I become a more thoughtful and empathetic person, but The German Wife is, without a doubt, the jewel in her crown." -Sally Hepworth, New York Times bestselling author of The Younger Wife
"The German Wife moves beyond the better-known stories to uncover the hidden horrors of the Second World War and what it was like for the women-and the men they loved-during that time. A must-read." -Jane Cockram, author of The Way from Here
"Rimmer's heart-stopping rendering of the war in Nazi-occupied Poland will captivate readers page-by-page. Elzbieta's tale offers a carefully researched portrayal of history's darkest hours." -Lisa Wingate, New York Times bestselling author of Before We Were Yours on The Warsaw Orphan
"What a fantastic book! Intensely moving, The Warsaw Orphan is also a wonderful, ultimately life-affirming love story. I'm going to be recommending this book to everyone I know." -Karen Robards, New York Times bestselling author of The Black Swan of Paris
"Skillfully researched and powerfully written, The German Wife will capture you from the first page. Kelly Rimmer always delivers a poignant story-this book is no exception." -Madeline Martin, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Bookshop in London
"The German Wife is a heart-wrenching, uplifting story about love and family and the choices people make in impossible situations. An unforgettable historical novel that explores important questions highly relevant to the world today." -Christine Wells, author of Sisters of the Resistance
"Once again, Kelly Rimmer has turned my emotions upside down. With every book of hers I read, I become a more thoughtful and empathetic person, but The German Wife is, without a doubt, the jewel in her crown." -Sally Hepworth, New York Times bestselling author of The Younger Wife
"The German Wife moves beyond the better-known stories to uncover the hidden horrors of the Second World War and what it was like for the women-and the men they loved-during that time. A must-read." -Jane Cockram, author of The Way from Here
"Rimmer's heart-stopping rendering of the war in Nazi-occupied Poland will captivate readers page-by-page. Elzbieta's tale offers a carefully researched portrayal of history's darkest hours." -Lisa Wingate, New York Times bestselling author of Before We Were Yours on The Warsaw Orphan
"What a fantastic book! Intensely moving, The Warsaw Orphan is also a wonderful, ultimately life-affirming love story. I'm going to be recommending this book to everyone I know." -Karen Robards, New York Times bestselling author of The Black Swan of Paris
Readers Top Reviews
Brenda Telford
An absolutely beautiful, heartfelt dedication Ms Kelly Rimmer. Charlotte and Noah Ainsworth, London 1970, twenty five years after the ending of the war, and only a few short months since the death of Charlotte's mother and Noah's wife, were struggling with the grief of her loss. When Noah, ex British SOE agent, told Charlotte he was going to search for Remy, the agent who had saved his life when their mission was compromised, by taking him to the hospital, he told her he knew nothing more about Remy, but badly wanted to thank him for what he did. So began the search, meeting with Professor Harry Read and his young researcher, Theo, heading down the dark and torturous tunnel into the past... Fleur and Chloe were two young women who'd been recruited into the SOE and with only three months of intensive training, were parachuted into France. The risks they, and all other operatives, took were phenomenal. But it wasn't long before they were suspicious of a double agent in their midst. Too many were being arrested, with the Germans knowing too much for it to be coincidence. Who was betraying their country, and their friends? The Paris Agent by Aussie author Kelly Rimmer is based on the true story of agents Violette Szabo and Diana Rowden, along with many others and their various circumstances. The author's note at the end explains Ms Rimmer's research and reasons for her book. Heartbreaking, courageous, emotional and poignant, Ms Rimmer never lets her readers down. Highly recommended.
