The Other Typist by Suzanne Rindell

An intoxicating friendship in Prohibition-era New York

Very Good Condition - Minor corner wear and shelf rubbing. Small handling mark on the fore-edge.

New York, 1924. Rose Baker leads an orderly life as a police typist on the Lower East Side, recording criminals' confessions while keeping a firm distance from their behaviour. That certainty begins to unravel when Odalie arrives at the precinct. Confident, glamorous and difficult to resist, the new typist draws Rose into a world of speakeasies and possibilities far removed from her modest routine. As their friendship deepens, Rose's admiration becomes an increasingly consuming fascination, and questions about Odalie's true identity grow harder to ignore. Moving between the disciplined world of the police station and the temptations of the city after dark, Suzanne Rindell's psychological novel explores obsession, self-deception and the danger of placing another person at the centre of one's life.