If you you like your historical fiction with a dash of tension this book is for you. I raced through it in a few evenings, so keen was I to know what happened next. Highly recommended if this is your genre.

I just can't get enough of the great historical fiction that is being written lately and this one didn't disappoint. What's not to like? Art theft and forgery in Nazi-occupied Paris, two brave women and plenty of thrills and excitement in this one.

Sophie and Fabienne are wonderful, courageous, and different women and this book is all about them and what they do to save art works. The story flows so well (after a bit of a slow start) and even though it is quite a long read you become so immersed in it you don't even notice you have been reading for hours on end!

A great read and one any historical fiction lover will enjoy.

Thank you NetGalley and Headline for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book.

Paris 1940
Sophie, a German art restorer had made Paris her adoptive home, to escape the horrors of the Nazi regime.
Now Paris is under occupation and she is forced to restore art, ruthlessly stolen from Jewish homes.
Together with Fabienne, her sister in law, the women embark on a plan to save stolen artwork by replacing it with fakes.
They are determined to protect Jewish owned artwork.
An interesting WWII historical novel -the two women were prepared to take huge risks to save precious artwork.
Highlighting the impact WWII had on the art world and the atrocities the Nazi regime caused when invading and occupying, totally going against The Hague Convention (1907) in which article 46 states - the honour and rights of families, the lives and private property of citizens ….will be respected. Private property will be not be confiscated.
Tense and thrilling, with dramatic and gripping moments of heart stopping bravery from two powerful strong heroines.
Thanks @brynturnbull @mirabooks & @netgalley for the eARC

What I love about historical fiction is that it sits between fact and fiction and The Paris Deception is an engaging story of the art theft by the Nazis during WWII.
A wonderful cast of fictional characters bring the book to life.
Sophie and her brother Dietrich who have fled Germany for a better life in Paris. Fabienne, her parents and Sebastien whose Champagne house and chateau play an interesting role in the story.
Sophie, an art restorer who is employed by the German to look after collections of stolen art that come through the Jeu de Paume.
Fabienne an emerging artist is Sophie’s estranged sister in law but the two women reunite to help save the ‘degenerate’ art the Nazi’s are determined to destroy.
An engrossing story of danger, intrigue, courage, family ties and the sheer determination of two women and their colleagues in ensuring the stolen artwork is safe and hopefully returned to their rightful owners.
Please make sure you read the Authors notes at the end of the book as there are details of the factual components of the story. It is hard to fathom that “to this day an estimated 100,000 works of art looted by Nazis from Jewish families remains unknown”

Thank you Netgalley and Headline for this eCopy to review

I loved The Paris Deception, Sophie flees Nazi Germany with her brother and settles in Paris with fake Swiss identities. After completing her studies Sophie begins working as an art restorer in the Jeu de Paume. When the Nazi's occupied Paris, they created the ERR to track down and steal hidden Jewish art collections these were kept at the Jeu de Paume and Sophie was asked to carry on working there. Horrified by what was happening Sophie decides to enlist the help of her talented but estranged former sister-in-law to forge the paintings and keep the originals safe so that they can be returned if the Nazis lose the war.

Fabienne is struggling following the death her husband (Sophie's brother) through their work together Fabienne is able to repair her relationship with Sophie, and also her family and fiancé who she left in the middle of the night for a life painting in Paris.

I loved the family dynamics, the tension with the Nazis and the danger everyone faces to save the stolen artwork. I especially enjoyed the final scenes Turnbull's book where Rose's part is explained and Fabienne's exhibition The Art of deception is described - there were a few tears!

I love learning about WW2 particularly parts of that history that are less well known. I was aware, of course, that the Nazis had stolen countless privately owned artworks but I hadn't heard about the mass destruction of what they termed Entartete Kunst (Degenerate Art) from public museums and galleries. Horrific.
Added to this, the fictional story of forgeries to save works, and a major heist, together with finely drawn characters, makes this book gripping and enthralling. To be recommended.

This novel describes Paris, under Nazi rule, in the second world war, without putting up any resistance even though it was the place where the French Revolution began. The book opens with a modern art burning. Totally absorbing and I had to finish the novel once I had stared, so a real page turner. I recommend the book highly.