The Bordeaux Betrayals: A WW2 Spy Thriller Based on True Events in Nazi-occupied Bordeaux. Book 2.

by Kate Duprez

Genres: France, Historical Fiction

318 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 14, 2026

About the author

A new voice in historical fiction, Kate Duprez writes for all who love reading about the many ‘ordinary’ women and men who have shaped history by performing extraordinary deeds. Her novels, The Warsaw Messenger, The Bordeaux Bakery, and its sequel, The Bordeaux Betrayals are inspired by several of the British agents who operated undercover in Nazi occupied Europe during WW2.
She works part time, enabling her time to research and write. She loves to travel and enjoys an outdoor lifestyle in beautiful New Zealand.

Reviews

[Gillian Gates]

The Bordeaux Betrayals is another great WW2 spy thriller. The story continues from Kate’s first book, The Bordeaux Bakery. It kept me captivated from the beginning right until the end. I wanted to keep reading well into the night to find out what was going to happen next.

Jack sent messages to London but unfortunately 3 of the jobs had not gone to plan. Someone he knew was informing on him. Jack found out it was Renaud who had betrayed him. He had done it to save his wife from being tortured from the Germans. It was something Renaud was not proud of. “From the moment he’d begun to betray his people, he had set foot on a submerging submarine. One that would see him gradually drowning all his self-respect. One little secret shared had led to another and with each piece of information he’d given to Fischer, he’d lowered himself further into the depths and, each time, had given away a piece of himself.”

The story was full of secrets, hardships, suffering, horrors caused by war, people taking risks, dangerous missions, love and betrayal.

I highly recommend reading this WW2 spy thriller. Thank you, Kate, for allowing me to read this ARC of The Bordeaux Betrayals. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this and give it five stars. I look forward to reading your next book.

[Fiction Fellowship]

📚 Spring 1944, occupied France-
Book 2 continues the complicated wartime lives of Jack, Ralph, Marie-Louise, Emilie, and Fischer. Fischer is questioning the occupants of Jack’s apartment building to find out where he is hiding. Fischer brings in a certain man because he believes he has info on the Resistance. Fischer knows that with this man’s wife in prison, the man will willingly give up the secret plans of the Resistance so that her life will be spared.

Marie-Louise and Eve leave the convent to return to the farm. Eve wants to play an active role in some of the Maquis’ activities and Marie-Louise only wants to help with equipment training now.

There is betrayal in the Resistance and members and innocent bystanders are getting killed. Will the Gestapo be able to zero in on the network and stop them or will the network come out on top? This is a story of courage, moral compromise and the catastrophic cost of resistance. I enjoyed the story and learning more about true stories of Resistance fighters. The Bordeaux Betrayals is the sequel to The Bordeaux Bakery. 📚

☺️ Thank you Kate Duprez for the opportunity to read this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

[Emma]

Excellent Sequel

Read the Bordeaux Bakery and was thrilled that there was a follow-up book which I have devoured. Highly recommend you read the first book which forms the basis of The Bordeaux Betrayals.

The terror of living under Nazi occupation is palpable when reading these books. The heroism of the French resistance and Churchill’s SOE is something to be proud of.

There are some nasty Nazi characters in this book but it also has Germans who were not die hard Nazi’s but were in the war through lack of choice under such a regime. I would love to read more on how the characters deal with post-WW2 into the Cold War and beyond. There is a 3rd book here surely!

I feel like this book covers it all - the collaborators, Nazi sympathisers, vs brave men and women who stood up for their freedom.

[Amanda Mc]

Another brilliant book by Kate Duprez.  This book came with a lot of emotional scenes which really touched me.  I kept asking myself if I would be able to face such danger, learn how to kill someone to keep my life, learn to forgive.
It might be a novel but it is based on a lot of fact and portrays brilliantly the dangers of that time. I always test a novel's strengths by the way it captures my attention and my feelings, this book does all that.
I will miss the new friends I've made in this book, so brave, so strong when needed but hearts with feelings be it love or hatred.
It you have read The Bordeaux Bakery you cannot not read The Bordeaux Betrayals.

[Tina Lincoln]

Amazing WW2 story of strength
Marie-Louise continues on her life path of survival and to help the war cause. Having her baby, Jacques-Robert, helps to keep her on the path of survival.
Finding out what happened to the farm and the people, that fuels Marie-Louise to fight even more. With the men and children dead and gone, the older women are all that is left to run the farm and grow food.
Thank you, Kate Duprez, for a good story.
I received a complimentary arc copy of this book and this is my honest review.

[Susan]

I love a WWII story that is well researched and makes me feel as if I am there. I want the author to write characters that make me feel like I am one of them. This story did all that. Sometimes I feel guilty in loving a war story. But there is so much more to the story than that. They are emotional, struggles, friendship and pulling together. A well researched story can also teach us history. Loved this story!

[Claire L]

poor attempt at retelling history

Poorly written attempt at retelling stories of French resistance and SOE in WW2. Essentially uses Claude de Baissac and his sister Lise as the basis for two of her characters plus Claude’s lover who was also SOE and pregnant with his daughter when he returned to England. Hardly a spy thriller, don’t waste your time, read the real stories instead

[Robert Koterbay]

enjoying but heart wrenching

I felt the need to read on was generated by a feeling of involvement with Kate Duprez expertise as an author. I had one issue with the story. On the last visit of Renaud’s with Fischer, I expected that old soldier to have brought an old revolver with him. Instead of giving Fischer information, he would have given him a bullet to his face. Wishful thinking!

[kathy McNulty]

So very Engaging !

I am addicted to WW2 female heroine books and this book fits all the qualities I Like
: adventure,espionage, the terror of war and romance. All the characters are flawed but realistically human. The unimaginable horrific acts that occurred in WW2 are portrayed accurately and realistically.
I was captivated from the start and so glad you wrote the 2nd
book as I needed this closure.

[Joe Hasenauer]

Familiar places

I liked the authenticity of the story. I have been in several of the places mentioned in the book. I have also read a lot of books about the resistance and the SOE.
There is a wonderful museum in Lyon named The Museum of Resistance and Deportation. It was founded by resistance fighters.

[Ina Tuscano]

Thrills and Chills

Great story. Greatly enjoyed. A super addition to Book 1. Love the insight to the characters, the intermingling of the characters, and the story plot. Made you feel knowledgeable about France and WW II.

[Rodney Smith]

A story that needed to be told

Love war family-love truly given always comes out on top! Well done! I love getting lost in a good book. This book had all of the right ingredients ! I loved it!!

[Shreerang Nabar]

absolutely amazing book

This was one of the best books I have read about World War 2 stories. Great writing and keeps you engrossed from beginning to end. Will continue to read more books by this author.

[Patricia Peer]

Great read!

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and its predecesor. I didn’t get a link to review the first one, but is every bit as good and this book. I plan to look for more books by Kate Duprez

[Brian Dyment]

I have all three of Kate’s historic novels and have thoroughly enjoyed reading them and I am waiting for more of similar to enjoy in the future. Keep them coming they have been wonderful reads and very educational as well.

[paula guidry]

Great WWII thriller

[John Pitts]

A better WWII spy thriller

Having read many WWII spy thrillers this one is a cut above. Many end with a daring escape, this one is more complex throughout.

[Karen OConnell]

Highly recommended.

[Christopher Anderson]

Amazing storyline and based on truth. Thrilling and emotional all in one