A well-written story that kept my attention. A lovely homage to New York City in the jazz age: speakeasies with secret entrances, glamourous clothing and jewels, and crooks of all ages and types associated with the supply of liquor. 
 Rose was raised by nuns in an orphanage and gets her first job in NYC as a stenographer/typist at a police station. A new typist (Odalie) is hired who is very different from Rose, mainly due to an apparently deep source of funds from which she pays for a gorgeous apartment, clothes, and taxis. Their relationship forms the basis of the story(view spoiler)[ and its fallout, and the plot twist at the end, has you wondering what of the tale is actually true. (hide spoiler)]. 
 Highly recommended.