About the author
Ariel Lawhon is an American novelist whose books build fictional narratives around documented women, unresolved historical records, and events where the official account leaves significant room for interpretation.
Her work includes I Was Anastasia, Code Name Hélène, The Wife, the Maid, and the Mistress, and The Frozen River. The linked Wikipedia page is the broader historical-fiction topic because no dedicated English identity article is available.
Where to start
Start with The Frozen River for a murder mystery shaped by Martha Ballard’s diary, or Code Name Hélène for Lawhon’s novel about resistance agent Nancy Wake.
