The Paris Agent

By: Kelly Rimmer

Narrated by: Elizabeth Knowelden, Fiona Hardingham, Emma Fenney

Length: 12 hrs and 15 mins

Publisher's summary

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!

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"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

©2023 Kelly Rimmer (P)2023 Harlequin Enterprises, Limited

Wonderful historical WW2 fiction

The book starts out slow and a little boring but you will be hooked quickly as it picks up. The book follows 3 characters all with important historical roles. Unlike many fiction novels about women this one doesn’t end in sunshine and flowers but a more realistic portrayal of the sacrifice of so many in the war. It’s definitely worth your time!

French spies

I really enjoyed this book. If you like history and a good read, I recommend this book. Some fascinating history that I knew nothing about.

Wonderful

What a wonderful job by this author. So much research went into this and it shows. A very satisfying read.

Good, but confusing at first

In the end, I really enjoyed the book, however, it is confusing at first. This is not a book that you can just start and do other chores about the house. You REALLY have to pay attention. I hate to admit it, but you’re better off actually READING this book rather than listening. The narrator was very good and the story, based on real events is phenomenal, you just have to be able to follow the back and forth events between time and people.

Can’t Stop Listening!

The Paris Agent does not disappoint. The story lures you in and doesn’t let go. And as always, Rimmer provides insight into parts of history that are often glossed over.

Wonderful

I don't normally leave reviews unless it's a story that is melded together in the perfect way! This story did not disappoint! Highly Recommend!!

Great listen

There were three narrators. All were excellent. Story was well written and I may have cried near the end.

Great Read

This was a fantastic listen. The plot was mysterious and kept me wanting to read more and more.! I would recommend it totally

Wow another great story

Rimmer is an amazing story teller. I highly recommend all of her books. She does the research needed to make the stories work.

The Paris Agent

Excellent story. I so enjoy Kelly Rimmer’s novels.

One negative - the narrator for Josie mispronounced Avenue Foch as Avenue FASH. Otherwise the narration was excellent so I won’t deduct a star.

I loved Eloise’s narrator, but I don’t know who’s who. 😂