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The Other Typist - Suzanne Rindell
The Other Typist
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The Other Typist by Suzanne Rindell is a thrilling tale of the intoxicating and dark side of friendship. New York City, 1924: the height of Prohibition and the whole city swims in bathtub gin.Rose Baker is an orphaned young woman working for her bread as a typist in a police precinct on the lower... show more
The Other Typist by Suzanne Rindell is a thrilling tale of the intoxicating and dark side of friendship. New York City, 1924: the height of Prohibition and the whole city swims in bathtub gin.Rose Baker is an orphaned young woman working for her bread as a typist in a police precinct on the lower East Side. Every day Rose transcribes the confessions of the gangsters and murderers that pass through the precinct. While she may disapprove of the details, she prides herself on typing up the goriest of crimes without batting an eyelid. But when the captivating Odalie begins work at the precinct Rose finds herself falling under the new typist's spell. As do her bosses, the buttoned up Lieutenant Detective and the fatherly Sergeant. As the two girls' friendship blossoms and they flit between the sparkling underworld of speakeasies by night, and their work at the precinct by day, it is not long before Rose's fascination for her new colleague turns to obsession.But just who is the real Odalie, and how far will Rose go to find out?'A mysterious central character, stunning writing and an ending that will leave you reeling makes The Other Typist the kind of book you can't get out of your head' Good Housekeeping'A genuinely delightful, witty page turner, full of surprises' Diva'Take a dollop of Alfred Hitchcock, a dollop of Patricia Highsmith, throw in some Great Gatsby flourishes, and the result is Rindell's debut, a pitch-black comedy about a police stenographer accused of murder in 1920s Manhattan . . . deliciously addictive' Kirkus ReviewsSuzanne Rindell is a doctoral student in American modernist literature at Rice University. The Other Typist is her first novel. She lives in New York City and is currently working on a second novel.
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Format: kindle
ASIN: B00ADXDZW4
Publisher: Fig Tree
Pages no: 306
Edition language: English
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Maya's Musings
Maya's Musings rated it
3.0 A Certain Type of Trouble
This intriguing story captures the tone of New York City in 1924 and has a great premise: Rose Baker, a young female stenographer works in a Manhattan police office, taking the confessions of witnesses and criminals. The arrival of glamourous and independent Odalie, 'the other typist' adds flavour t...
La Mala *the mean girl*
La Mala *the mean girl* rated it
4.0 The Other Typist
Bravo por la ambientación. Memorias a lo Gran Gatsby. The roaring twenties, el alcohol prohibido...Epocas de flapper girls (Hola, Margaret Mitchell! Siempre tan hermosa, ¿no?...speakeasies......bootleggers.......y la crisis económica fatal acechando, obvio. Historia y decadencia narradas por una s...
Remember When the Music
Remember When the Music rated it
4.0 The Other Typist
Author Suzanne Rindell crafts an enticing, easy to devour story of deception and sin in her debut novel The Other Typist. This is the kind of book you can (and I certainly did) finish in a single weekend, a pleasurable story full of suspense and scandal. Set in the 1920’s, Rindell’s prose rings with...
In Love of Books and Friendship
In Love of Books and Friendship rated it
4.0 The Other Typist
If The Great Gatsby and speakeasies speak to you here is a book for you. As a debut novel by Suzanne Rindell I hope there will be more to read by her in the future. It's New York City in the 1920's, we first we learn about Rose who is plain and mousy. Dull clothes and a lackluster personality her...
Words of a Bibliophile
Words of a Bibliophile rated it
3.0 The Other Typist by Suzanne Rindell
This was quite a fun read for me. Set at a police precinct in 1920s New York, it's a mystery about how the bob-haired, modern, extravagant new typist Odalie captivated her plain, straitlaced co-worker Rose. A hefty dose of foreshadowing by a narrator with questionable reliability leads to a deliciou...
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