Confessions are Rose Baker's job. A typist for the New York City Police Department, she sits in judgement 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.

Great psychological thriller.

Going in the occupational bookring round 3.

Mailed out as part of the Occupational (Round 3) bookring.

here with me, chosen from the ring