Book Review: The Switch

Reviewed By: Harriet Klausner

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Sandra Brown
Class/Genre:   Mystery   Woman Main Character   Thriller   Amateur Sleuth
Warner, Sep 2000, $25.95, 468 pp.

Gillian and Melina Lloyd are identical twins who look so alike no one can tell them apart. Gillian thinks hard before making any decisions while Melina rides an emotional spur of the moment wave. When the sisters meet for lunch, Gillian informs Melina that she has been artificially inseminated that morning, but had to wait one week to learn if she is pregnant. Melina persuades her sibling to replace her and escort Native American astronaut Chief Hart to an honorary dinner.

Gillian reluctantly agrees, but enjoys her evening with the sexy space traveler. However, the next morning two police officers inform Melina that her sibling is dead. The prime suspect is Dale Gordon, a worker at the clinic where Gillian underwent fertilization. However, Dale too is dead after an apparent ritualistic suicide. Neither Melina nor Chief believes Dale murdered Gillian. Rather than wait for the law to investigate, the duo begin their own inquiry into a powerful worldwide church of which Gillian’s significant other was a member, an organization that might be linked to certain crimes.

Every time Sandra Brown writes a new novel, it automatically reaches the top of all the best-seller lists. THE SWITCH will do likewise. The action starts on the first page and never lets up until the book ends. This leaves readers with a feeling of satisfaction as if they have ridden one of the better roller coasters on the planet. The thriller chills because the story line seems plausible.

Harriet Klausner

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