Bøger af Suzanne Rindell

But when Nick seeks out Sawyer to apologize, a friendship develops.Over the summer, Sawyer and Nick start an unofficial ritual exploring New York City and they soon both begin to live for their Friday afternoons together.But what happens once the summer is over?

"Summer of 1999. Twenty-something Sawyer is balancing a new city, her suddenly-distant fiancâe, her assistant job in publishing, and making a mark with her own writing. When she meets Nick, boyfriend to her fiancââe's all-too-close female colleague--seriously, since when is karaoke part of staying late to work on a case?--Sawyer's lonely summer in New York takes an unexpected turn. At first she finds Nick salty and smug, and he finds Sawyer stuck in her own head. When Nick seeks out Sawyer online to apologize for said saltiness and smugness-- the early days of AOL and instant messenger banter ensue--a friendship develops. As their relationship evolves, and Sawyer finds herself increasingly alone in her hot apartment, she and Nick begin an unofficial ritual: exploring New York City every 'Summer Friday'"--

Perfect for fans of Lara Prescott's The Secrets We Kept, this haunting debut novel--andKirkus ReviewsBest Book of the Year--is set against the background of New York City in the 1920sConfessions are Rose Baker's job. A typist for the New York City Police Department, she sits in judgment like a high priestess. Criminals come before her to admit their transgressions, and, with a few strokes of the keys before her, she seals their fate. But while she may hear about shootings, knifings, and crimes of passion, as soon as she leaves the room, she reverts to a dignified and proper lady. Until Odalie joins the typing pool. As Rose quickly falls under the stylish, coquettish Odalie's spell, she is lured into a sparkling underworld of speakeasies and jazz. And what starts as simple fascination turns into an obsession from which she may never recover.

The Other Typist by Suzanne Rindell is a thrilling tale of the intoxicating and dark side of friendship. New York City, 1924: the height of Prohibition and the whole city swims in bathtub gin.Rose Baker is an orphaned young woman working for her bread as a typist in a police precinct on the lower East Side. Every day Rose transcribes the confessions of the gangsters and murderers that pass through the precinct. 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 work at the precinct Rose finds herself falling under the new typist's spell. As do her bosses, the buttoned up Lieutenant Detective and the fatherly Sergeant. As the two girls' friendship blossoms and they flit between the sparkling underworld of speakeasies by night, and their work at the precinct by day, 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?'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'A genuinely delightful, witty page turner, full of surprises' Diva'Take a dollop of Alfred Hitchcock, a dollop of Patricia Highsmith, throw in some Great Gatsby flourishes, and the result is Rindell's debut, a pitch-black comedy about a police stenographer accused of murder in 1920s Manhattan . . . deliciously addictive' Kirkus ReviewsSuzanne Rindell is a doctoral student in American modernist literature at Rice University. The Other Typist is her first novel. She lives in New York City and is currently working on a second novel.

DEN ANDEN foregår i New Yorks brølende 1920’ere. Hovedpersonen og bogens fortæller, Rose Baker, er maskinskriverske på en politistation i verden domineret af mænd. Det er hendes opgave at stenografere mordere og andre kriminelles tilståelser i retssalen. DEN ANDEN foregår i en ny æra for kvinder, hvor de victorianske normer er i opbrud. Roses liv ændrer sig for altid da en anden kvinde, Odelia, får arbejde som maskinskriverske på stationen. Rose er fascineret af den udadvendte og sexede Odelia, men snart udvikler sig fascinationen til en farlig besættelse. De to vidt forskellige kvinder udvikler et forhold, hvor de navigerer rundt i New Yorks underverden af speakeasies om natten samtidig med livet på kontoret om dagen. Bogen er The Great Gatsby møder Notes of a Scandal og The Talented Mr Ripley. En bog om en besættelse, der måske bliver til hovedpersonens egen undergang. Forfatteren Suzanne Rindell er i gang med at færdiggøre sin Ph.D. i engelsk litteratur på Rice-universitet. Hun er redaktørassistent på Narrative Magazine og bor i New York. The Other Typist er hendes første roman.