Krycí jméno Helena – Lawhon Ariel (2021)

This gripping novel revolves around four code names used by the famous spy and anti-Nazi resistance fighter Nancy Wake during the war... It is the year 1936, and Australian Nancy is living in Paris. Here she meets wealthy French industrialist Henri Fiocca. Henri charms her, and as his wife, Nancy becomes LUCIENNE CARLIER after France falls into Nazi hands. Under this identity, Nancy smuggles people and documents across borders to the Allies. Her successes, and especially her ability to evade the Gestapo, earn her another nickname: THE WHITE MOUSE. However, Nancy is ultimately forced to leave France and her beloved Henri. Yet she does not give up. At her own request, she participates in training with the Special Operations Executive in Britain and becomes HÉLÉNE to her fellow fighters. Eventually, Nancy is sent back to France as the deadly MADAM ANDRÉ, one of the most powerful leaders of the French resistance, armed with wit, her signature red lipstick, and a talent for acquiring weapons for her people... But if the enemy discovers that these four identities belong to a single woman, no one can protect Nancy and her loved ones. And the closer the moment of France's liberation approaches, the greater the danger for those Nancy...