The Queen of Paris: A Novel of Coco Chanel

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Legendary fashion designer Coco Chanel is celebrated for her sophisticated style, including the iconic little black dress and the renowned perfume Chanel No. 5. However, beneath her glamorous facade lies a complex woman shrouded in intrigue and rumors. This novel vividly explores Chanel's hidden life during the four years of Nazi occupation in Paris amid WWII, drawing from recently uncovered wartime files. Coco embodies a duality; she can be cheerful and generous, yet also ruthless and manipulative. As the Wehrmacht marches through Paris, she finds herself at the Hotel Ritz, living alongside the Reich's High Command. In this precarious situation, Chanel battles to reclaim full control of her perfume company from her Jewish partner, Pierre Wertheimer, who has fled to the U.S. with the confidential Chanel No. 5 formula. Distrustful of his intentions to produce the fragrance in New York, she is determined to protect her legacy. As Paris falls under German rule, Chanel, a woman of resilience, will do anything to survive, even collaborating with the Nazis to safeguard her secrets. Covertly recruited as a spy for the Reich, she becomes Agent F-7124, code name: Westminster. The stakes are high as she navigates her stormy past while striving to secure her future.