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Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the other typist. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. But nothing in suzanne rindells novel can be taken at first glance. The other typist is clever, addictive entertainment. Take a dollop of alfred hitchcock, a dollop of patricia highsmith, throw in some great gatsby flourishes, and the result is rindells debut, a pitchblack comedy about a police stenographer accused of murder in 1920s manhattan a deliciously addictive, cinematically influenced pageturner, both comic and provocative. That conflict just helps set the stage for what is actually a wellcrafted noir blending some of the tension of bound, the complex schemes of the spanish. The other typist book charlotte mecklenburg library. Find books like the other typist from the worlds largest community of readers. Buy a cheap copy of the other typist book by suzanne rindell.
Rose bakerrespectable, conscientious and more than a little mousyworks as a typist for the new york city police, documenting spinetingling criminal confessions. Im giving away a copy of the other typist to one lucky winner, who i hope will talk about the book with me. You can even find this book on the book depository. Click on a title, author name or category to see similar books. Here are some incredible books to read if you absolutely loved reading wonder 1.
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The atlantic wire this eerie and compelling debut is a riveting pageturner, narrated by a strangely hypnotic yet dubious young woman who works as a typist for the nypd in the 1920s. The other typist suzanne rindell, 20 amy einhorn books putnam 368 pp. May 07, 20 in the other typist suzanne rindell takes the reader on a journey deep into the recesses of the mind of the main character, rose baker as ms. But this new typist is a little different from her coworkers. If you liked gone girl, you might enjoy the other typistthe best book ive read so far this summer. The other typist book by suzanne rindell thriftbooks. Apr 06, 2014 the other typist is a unique and compelling story that you will want to talk about.
Which suits rose fine, because she doesnt like many people not. The other typist is roses tale we hear of her life working as a typist in a police precinct in brooklyn, her shared room in a boarding house with the room divided by a curtain, the other half containing a woman who rose possibly dislikes, but definitely feels superior to. The christian science monitor suzanne rindells debut novel is a lush, evocative, darkly comic noir. The other typist is a twisty yarn that drives the reader through the story in a frenzied quest to discover whats real and what isnt. Liane moriarty jojo moyes harlan coben claire messud kate atkinson a s a harrison. With a few strokes of the keys that sit before her, she can send a person away for life in prison. A novel and millions of other books are available for instant access. A typist for the new york city police department, she sits in judgment like a high priestess. Booklist if you liked gone girl, you might enjoy the other typist. Jun 07, 20 the other typist is clever, addictive entertainment. The acknowledgements in suzanne rindell s first novel the other typist pay homage to the first true love of her teenage years. The other typist will keep you guessing even after youve finished it.
With a few strokes of the keys that sit before her, she can send a person away for life in. The other typist has been translated into 15 languages and optioned for film by fox searchlight pictures. Set in new york city during the prohibition era, suzanne rindells the other typist is a captivating mystery with an unassuming heroine at its heart. A typist in a new york city police department precinct, rose is like a high priestess.
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She has aspergers, which makes things complicated sometimes. The other typist is an easy read and perfect book to start the summer with. Rindell leads us through the twists and turns of this story, the question of roses reality begins to unfold like an origami birdneatly designed to look like one thing, but clearly taking another shape as the story moves along. Here you can find handpicked readalike recommendations for more than 4000 contemporary books and 3000 authors. Keira knightly is to produce and star in the movie adaption of the other typist.
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