The Hotel on Place Vendome - by Tilar J Mazzeo (Paperback)

The Hotel on Place Vendôme is a captivating history of Paris's world-famous Hôtel Ritz, revealing a hotbed of illicit affairs and deadly intrigue during WWII.

Established in 1898, the hotel became an icon of the city frequented by film stars and celebrity writers, American heiresses, and risqué flappers.

When France fell to the Germans in June 1940, the Hôtel Ritz was ordered to stay open, serving as headquarters to high-ranking German officers and home to wealthy patrons hiding in secret rooms.

Refugees were hidden in secret rooms, a Jewish bartender passed coded messages for the German resistance, and Wehrmacht officers plotted to assassinate the Führer.

This gorgeously written book is a feast for readers wanting to be swept away this summer, revealing a steamy world of sex, drugs, partying, and political intrigue.