Other Typist

Darkly, addictively entertaining, with a plot twist Hitchcock would have been proud of The Sunday Times An unreliable narrator makes this enchanting jazz-age thriller a clever and addictive debut Guardian A sleek story of dangerous shenanigans, bootleggers and unreliable narrators, set in the unflappable Jazz Age Marie Claire The real thrill of this book is that nothing is what it seems. Not least Rose, who reveals herself to be the most untrustworthy of storytellers ... the book turns into an elegantly controlled emotional thriller with so many twists and turns that there is every chance you will have to read it in one sitting. Hard to believe this is Rindell's first book - and I'm already looking forward to her second Daily Mail Elegant, edgy, stylish ... I was reminded of Zoe Heller's classic Notes on a Scandal - but with dollops of Sex and the City for welcome Manhattan glamour Sunday Independent 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 I was absolutely gripped, I loved it -- Alex Heminsley The Claudia Winkleman Arts Show, BBC Radio 2 The tension slowly rises as Rose is inextricably wrapped up in Odalie's strange world - one in which this glamorous stranger constantly reinvents her past Daily Express An intense psychological thriller that will appeal to fans of Notes on a Scandal Sunday Mirror 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 Reviews A genuinely delightful, witty page turner, full of surprises Diva