But then a figure from Odalie's mysterious past shows up and raises questions even Rose can't ignore, and her curiosity leads her to challenge Odalie, with explosive results. But though this awareness gives Rose pause, the lure of having a friend and the thrill of living life instead of watching it pass seem to be enough to make her ignore her doubts. Even as she's drawn in by Odalie's seductive charm and comfortable life, Rose is aware of Odalie's flexible relationship with the truth and the way she uses her position to help confederates on the wrong side of the law. Soon Rose, a convent-raised orphan who presents herself as old-fashioned and dowdy, is ensconced in Odalie's expensive apartment, sharing her clothes, and going with her to speakeasies. Enter the beautiful, disturbing, and enviable Odalie. With prohibition picking up steam, the New York precinct where Rose Baker works typing confessions is busy enough to need a new girl. She lives in New York City and is currently working on a second novel. Suzanne Rindell is a doctoral student in American modernist literature at Rice University. '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. '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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