Suzanne Rindell creëert boeiende historische mysteries die zich vaak verdiepen in de complexiteit van vrouwelijke relaties en maatschappijkritiek. Haar proza is zowel indringend als suggestief, waardoor lezers diep worden ondergedompeld in de rijke sfeer en psychologische diepgang van haar personages. Rindell verweeft meesterlijk spanning met scherpe observaties over de maatschappij en de menselijke natuur, en creëert zo verhalen die lang na de laatste pagina blijven hangen.
You've Got Mail for a new generation, set in the days of AOL and instant messenger banter, about a freshly engaged editorial assistant who winds up spending her 'summer Fridays' with the person she least expects.
The electric atmosphere of late 1950s New York and a cut-throat publishing world are superbly evoked through the voices of three memorable characters.
Louis Thorn and Haruto Yamada - the Eagle and the Crane - are the star attractions of a daredevil aerial stunt team that traverses Depression-era California. But the tension between them escalates after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. And when a stunt plane crashes, the ensuing investigation struggles with details which don't add up.
New York City, 1924: the height of Prohibition and the whole city swims in bathtub gin. Rose Baker is working for her bread as a typist in a police precinct on the lower East Side. Every day she transcribes the confessions of gangsters and murderers. When the captivating Odalie begins work at the precinct Rose finds herself falling under the new typist's spell - as do her bosses. As the girls' friendship blossoms, 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?