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The acknowledgements in suzanne rindell s first novel the other typist pay homage to the first true love of her teenage years. Find books like the other typist from the worlds largest community of readers. The other typist is a thrilling riff on the classic noir and an impressive first novel. Use the alphabetical lists below to look up a favorite book or author and then click see readalikes to discover similar books. 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. It is 1923, and while she may hear every detail about shootings, knifings, and murders, as soon as she leaves the interrogation room she is once again the weaker sex, best suited for filing and making coffee. Rose bakerrespectable, conscientious and more than a little mousyworks as a typist for the new york city police, documenting spinetingling criminal confessions. 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.

Apr 01, 2014 three books down the line i am still trying to get my head around the ending of the other typist. Im giving away a copy of the other typist to one lucky winner, who i hope will talk about the book with me. Rose, the unreliable narrator, tells the tale of an even more unreliable woman, and suzanne rindell plays them both to perfection. The other typist book charlotte mecklenburg library.

Booklist if you liked gone girl, you might enjoy the other typist the best book ive read so far this summer. If you liked gone girl, you might enjoy the other typistthe best book ive read so far this summer. But this new typist is a little different from her coworkers. A novel and millions of other books are available for instant access.

If you liked the other typist by suzanne rindell, here are some books like this. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the other typist. With a few strokes of the keys that sit before her, she can send a person away for life in. 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. Booklist if you liked gone girl, you might enjoy the other typist.

The other typist the other typist has been translated into 15 languages and film rights are currently under option to fox searchlight, with keira knightley and scott free to produce. Rose baker is an orphaned young woman working as a typist in a police precinct on the lower east side. 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. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Buy a cheap copy of the other typist book by suzanne rindell. Set in pratchetts discworld series a series of 41 books the wee free men is the first of five books that follows plucky young witchintraining, tiffany aching. Here are some incredible books to read if you absolutely loved reading wonder 1. Click on a title, author name or category to see similar books. In this very clever study of obsession and manipulation the reader is quickly led to the notion that the book has an unreliable narrator, an idea reinforced by a fairly early reference to the doctor i am seeing now. But nothing in suzanne rindells novel can be taken at first glance. This comical fantasy is a rollicking good time brimming with witty dialogue, unforgettable.

The other typist will keep you guessing even after youve finished it. Suzanne rindell sets her novel the other typist in 1920s new york city. Which suits rose fine, because she doesnt like many people not. The other typist is an easy read and perfect book to start the summer with. The other typist is clever, addictive entertainment. The other typist i love debut novels and this one did not disappoint. Plotted with panache, it alludes playfully to genre bedfellows such as the talented mr ripley and notes on. Didnt realize it was so thriller likeand of course im a sucker for a 1920s. With a few strokes of the keys that sit before her, she can send a person away for life in prison. The christian science monitor suzanne rindells debut novel is a lush, evocative, darkly comic noir. 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.

Rose baker, the protagonist, is one of the best unreliable narrators to come along since gone girl. Aug 06, 20 the other typist by suzanne rindell 356pp, fig tree, telegraph offer price. She has aspergers, which makes things complicated sometimes. Mockingbird by kathryn erskine caitlin is confused a lot of the time. Plotted with panache, it alludes playfully to genre bedfellows such as the talented mr ripley and notes on a scandal without being obvious. The other typist has been translated into 15 languages and optioned for film by fox searchlight pictures. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. A typist in a new york city police department precinct, rose is like a high priestess. 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 suzanne rindell, read by gretchen mol.

The other typist book by suzanne rindell thriftbooks. You can even find this book on the book depository. 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. 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. The other typist by suzanne rindell 356pp, fig tree, telegraph offer price. Liane moriarty jojo moyes harlan coben claire messud kate atkinson a s a harrison herman koch maria semple robert galbraith mary kubica. Liane moriarty jojo moyes harlan coben claire messud kate atkinson a s a harrison. Here you can find handpicked readalike recommendations for more than 4000 contemporary books and 3000 authors. Highly recommend this book as a good summer beach read. Books by suzanne rindell writers similar to suzanne rindell. Keira knightly is to produce and star in the movie adaption of the other typist. An orphan raised by nuns, she is tolerated for her efficiency rather than liked. A typist for the new york city police department, she sits in judgment like a high priestess.

Ripley and the great gatsby comes one of the most memorable unreliable narrators in years. If princess cirilla is your favorite witcher character, then you simply must pick up a copy of terry pratchetts the wee free men. The other typist by suzanne rindell got some buzz in the book blogosphere early this summer, so as usual a few months late i gave it a try on audio in august. So when you choose it for your book club, please invite me. 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. Goodreads members who liked the other typist also liked. The other typist is a stunning debut novel by suzanne rindell. At first glance, the other typist seems to be a novel about the changing roles of women in the 1920s and the clash of traditional values with new views on sexuality. Apr 06, 2014 the other typist is a unique and compelling story that you will want to talk about. The other typist has been translated into 15 languages and film rights are currently under option to fox searchlight, with.

Books by suzanne rindell authors like suzanne rindell. The other typist suzanne rindell, 20 amy einhorn books putnam 368 pp. Jun 07, 20 the other typist is clever, addictive entertainment. If you liked gone girl, you might enjoy the other typist.