![]() ![]() ![]() Agent: Emily Forland, the Wendy Weil Agency. Though the final twist%E2%80%94the one that should make readers gasp and look back for the clues they missed%E2%80%94is hinted at too often ("this latter discovery lay like a bear trap waiting to spring on me," as Rose tells us) to snap smartly when sprung, Rindell's debut is a cinematic page-turner. 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. ![]() The Other Typist by Suzanne Rindell, is a delicious little mind game set in the Prohibition days of the 1920’s, those days of flappers and speakeasies. 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. Suzanne Rindell is a doctoral student at Rice University in her acknowledgments she thanks the Wendy Weir literary agents, her editor and all of her readers for all of their help. 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. ![]()
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