The Other Typist

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What to expect

New York City, 1924: the height of Prohibition and the whole city swims in bathtub gin. Rose Baker is an orphaned young woman working as a typist in a police precinct on the lower East Side. Every day Rose transcribes the confessions of gangsters and murderers - and 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 at the precinct Rose finds herself falling under the new typist's spell. As the two girls' friendship blossoms, 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?

Critics Review

  • Darkly, addictively entertaining, with a plot twist Hitchcock would have been proud of

    The Sunday Times

  • An unreliable narrator makes this enchanting jazz-age thriller a clever and addictive debut

    Guardian

  • A sleek story of dangerous shenanigans, bootleggers and unreliable narrators, set in the unflappable Jazz Age

    Marie Claire

  • The real thrill of this book is that nothing is what it seems. Not least Rose, who reveals herself to be the most untrustworthy of storytellers . . . the book turns into an elegantly controlled emotional thriller with so many twists and turns that there is every chance you will have to read it in one sitting. Hard to believe this is Rindell’s first book – and I’m already looking forward to her second

    Daily Mail

  • Elegant, edgy, stylish . . . I was reminded of Zoe Heller’s classic Notes on a Scandal – but with dollops of Sex and the City for welcome Manhattan glamour

    Sunday Independent

  • 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

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