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Pam Jenoff

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Pam Jenoff is an American author, lawyer, and professor of law at Rutgers University. She writes love stories and historical novels, some of which have been nominated for awards and many of which have been bestsellers. She is still writing and lives with her three children and husband in New Jersey.
On LuvemBooks, we've reviewed The Lost Girls of Paris.
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The Lost Girls of Paris

4.3/5

reader rating · 17,194 ratings

Pam Jenoff's New York Times bestselling historical novel traces a war widow's investigation into a suitcase of photographs that leads her to a secret ring of female agents in occupied France. Critics and readers alike praise the book's gripping premise and meticulous research, though some find its narrative execution uneven.

Reviewed Nov 10, 2026

Ask LuvemBooks about Pam Jenoff

Pam Jenoff is an American lawyer and Rutgers law professor who writes historical fiction grounded in real wartime history. We have reviewed 1 of their books, The Lost Girls of Paris, in which a war widow's discovery of a suitcase of photographs leads her to a secret ring of female agents in occupied France — a gripping, meticulously researched premise that readers rate 4.3/5 on Amazon, though some find the narrative execution uneven.
Where should I start?
The natural starting point is The Lost Girls of Paris, the one Pam Jenoff book we've reviewed. It follows a war widow whose investigation into a suitcase of photographs uncovers a secret ring of female agents in occupied France, and readers rate it 4.3/5 on Amazon.
What's their writing style?
Based on our review of The Lost Girls of Paris, Pam Jenoff builds historical fiction around meticulous research and high-concept premises rooted in World War II — in this case, a secret ring of female agents in occupied France. Critics and readers praise that combination of gripping premise and careful research, though some note the narrative execution can feel uneven.
Books we've reviewed
We've reviewed 1 book by Pam Jenoff. The Lost Girls of Paris is a New York Times bestselling historical novel about a war widow tracing a suitcase of photographs to a secret ring of female agents in occupied France — praised for its gripping premise and meticulous research, with a reader rating of 4.3/5 from 17,194 Amazon ratings.
What genre do they write?
Pam Jenoff writes historical fiction. The one book of theirs we've reviewed, The Lost Girls of Paris, is set during World War II and centers on a secret ring of female agents in occupied France.
Is The Lost Girls of Paris worth reading?
It depends on what you value most in historical fiction. The Lost Girls of Paris earns a 4.3/5 reader rating from 17,194 Amazon ratings, and its gripping premise — a war widow uncovering a secret ring of female agents in occupied France — plus meticulous research win wide praise, though some readers find the narrative execution uneven.
Who is Pam Jenoff?

Who is Pam Jenoff?

Pam Jenoff is an American author, lawyer, and professor of law at Rutgers University. Their notable works include El vagón de los huérfanos, and they are known for historical fiction, including the New York Times bestselling novel The Lost Girls of Paris.

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