The Other Typist

Perfect for fans of Lara Prescott's The Secrets We Kept , this haunting debut novel--and Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year-- is set against the background of New York City in the 1920s… Confessions 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 cr