'A genuinely delightful, witty page turner, full of surprises' Diva '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 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.īut just who is the real Odalie, and how far will Rose go to find out? As do her bosses, the buttoned up Lieutenant Detective and the fatherly Sergeant. While she may disapprove of the details, she prides herself on typing up the goriest of crimes without batting an eyelid.īut when the captivating Odalie begins work at the precinct Rose finds herself falling under the new typist's spell. Every day Rose transcribes the confessions of the gangsters and murderers that pass through the precinct. Rose Baker is an orphaned young woman working for her bread as a typist in a police precinct on the lower East Side. New York City, 1924: the height of Prohibition and the whole city swims in bathtub gin. The Other Typist by Suzanne Rindell is a thrilling tale of the intoxicating and dark side of friendship.
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