We watch Odalie manipulate Rose in a series of well-crafted ploys to gain her trust, all the while getting hints that Rose is more than just an innocent victim. Rose herself narrates, reflecting upon the numerous turning points where-she now sees-she went wrong. And Odalie, too, takes an interest in her fellow typist, drawing Rose deep into her web of bootlegging, bribery, and worse.įrom the very beginning, the pleasure of The Other Typist is watching Rose and Odalie in their inevitable downward spiral. Uptight Rose, of course, cannot help but be completely infatuated. She smokes, she parties all night at the local speakeasy, and everywhere she goes men bend to satisfy her desire. Then in walks the new girl at the precinct, Odalie Lazare-a femme fatale in a bob cut. Her life is spartan and sensible, her politics entrenched in a strict Victorian morality. Rose is particularly well-suited to her job: an unflappable, meticulous person, she was raised by nuns to be a proper lady. The Other Typist, a crime mystery nestled inside a lovely period piece, is the story of Rose Baker, a stenographer at a Manhattan police station in the early 1920s.
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