The Switch

Hardback Published on: 06/06/2024
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The Switch
a sexy thriller with an unbelievable twist
This was… absolutely wild. The premise is simple (sort of). Two women, Elena and Sophia, decide they want to take back the power in their relationships ... READ MORE
Catherine Cannon
The Switch
dark and twisty
The Switch by Lily Samson is a deliciously twisted and suspenseful domestic thriller novel. The story in The Switch does change the point of view between t... READ MORE
Catherine Cannon

Synopsis

A Sunday Times Style Hot Read for 2024 and one of Cosmopolitan's Best Books for 2024.
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TWO COUPLES

Elena and Adam are housesitting in Wimbledon and are instantly seduced by their new upscale surroundings.

Sophia and Finn are their beautiful, enigmatic neighbours who invite them into their world.

ONE TWISTED GAME

When Sophia proposes a wicked game to Elena whereby they will swap partners in secret, it's not long before Elena starts to experience a sexual awakening that blossoms into an illicit love affair.

But Sophia's plans are far more complex and dangerous than Elena could ever have imagined...

WHO WILL SURVIVE?
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Praise for The Switch:

‘Shocking, seductive, sexy and scandalous. The Switch is a page-turning thriller, a clever mystery, and a wicked look at love and loyalty’ Chris Whitaker

‘I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough to see how this dark and seductive game played out. Perfectly paced, with a shocking ending to boot!’ Sandie Jones

‘A page-turner, gripping with a bit of the unexpected. Keeps you guessing until the very last page’ Lola Jaye

‘Sinister and seductive, an enthralling psychological thriller … you’ll be swept away by this riveting and twisty read’ Woman and Home

'Simmering with sexual tension and obsession' Heat

'We've never read anything like this before. Gripping!' Bella Magazine

The Switch is a razor-sharp thriller that simmers with a sense of menace. Dark, twisty and deliciously sexy, it takes complex themes and weaves them into a gripping premise. Money, class, power and deception are all explored with skill’ Kia Abdullah

'A hugely original debut from a writer of genuine talent. The Switch twists and turns like a rollercoaster, where it is impossible to see what's coming next' Robert Gold

'Darkly disturbing, dangerously seductive, The Switch pulls you in and hangs onto you with white knuckles so you race to the end. What a ride!' Tami Hoag

‘Utterly compulsive and the ultimate “what if”. I loved the relationship between the two women and the way something quite ordinary and relatable quickly spins so dangerously out of control’ Sabine Durrant

'Suspend your disbelief and you’ll be swept along by this riveting roller-coaster read' Woman Magazine

‘A sexy, seductive thriller…the suburbs have never known such excitement’ Sunday Times Style

‘A dark, twisty plot and a truly malevolent villain. Samson’s sinister domestic thriller will suck you right in’ Laura Griffin

‘Fast-paced and gripping … Samson offers twist and twist’ Daily Mirror

'Sinister and seductive, this is an enthralling psychological thriller’ Woman's Weekly

'[A] nicely written tale, which succeeds thanks to Samson’s finely rendered characterizations and twists that are believable yet impossible to predict…' New York Journal of Books

'With immersive writing and a pulse-pounding pace, Samson skillfully lures you into her twisted world of sexy suburban noir, a world populated by deliciously dark, morally ambiguous characters' K.T. Nguyen, author of You Know What You Did

‘Like nothing we have ever read before - we couldn’t put it down!’ That's Life!

‘Obsessively dark and a little steamy … The Switch will heat up your summer’Chat

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Cornerstone
  • ISBN: 9781529909470
  • Number of pages: 400
  • Dimensions: 242 x 162 x 35 mm
  • Weight: 620g
  • Languages: English

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The Switch
Brilliant - a must read!
Wow wow wow!! I love this book! This is right up my street. There's a bit of romance, a bit of mystery and a lot of tension. It would make a great holiday ... READ MORE
Tracey McVann
The Switch
Wild, sexy, best read of the year!
HAn exciting debut novel, and one of my best reads this year! I found the concept unique and was compared to and referred to Roald Dahls Switch Bitch in th... READ MORE
hayley wiggins
The Switch
I loved it!
I didn't know if I could read this after seeing others reviews, and it being so different to my normal reads. BUT.... I am so thrilled that I did! It was u... READ MORE
Melissa Stanton
The Switch
A little predictable
This started so well, two couples Elena and Adam and Sophia and Finn live close to each other. Elena and Sophia develop a friendship after meeting in a cof... READ MORE
Karen Farrow
The Switch
A compulsive read
Weird storyline about a couple of women who decide to do a “switch” without their partner’s knowledge. I’m a bit dubious that this could be accomplished bu... READ MORE
Brenda Birkett
The Switch
Gripping and disturbing
Oh my goodness, what can I say about "Switch", this story was both gripping and disturbing, It is difficult to write a review on this book without giving a... READ MORE
TrishAM
The Switch
Switch
Wow this starts as a simple request from one couple to another but what occurs is totally twisted and scandalous. A thriller to rival the best of this year... READ MORE
Claire Flanagan
The Switch
A suspenseful slow-burn mystery/thriller!
If you’re in the market for a suspenseful slow-burn mystery/thriller, look no further! The Switch was unsettling and twisty and I enjoyed it a lot. The co... READ MORE
Carly’s Library
The Switch
A bizarre but entertaining novel!
This was one bizarre and ridiculous but also entertaining novel! In The Switch, we follow two couples - Elena and Adam, who are looking after Adam's aun... READ MORE
Laura Nazmdeh
The Switch
The cover does not do it justice
This was… absolutely wild. The premise is simple (sort of). Two women, Elena and Sophia, decide they want to take back the power in their relationships an... READ MORE
Liv
The Switch
How well does your partner really know you?
When Elena meets Sophia, the insta perfect beauty, in her local coffee shop in Wimbledon she spots a chance at having a nice couple for her and her partner... READ MORE
Elle Wilson
The Switch
My top thriller of 2024
Wow! This was an amazing ride, a psychological thriller that had so many twists and turns, all of which I didn’t see coming, but one that I literally could... READ MORE
Eve Webster
The Switch
Amazing Sci/Fi
.Another Sci/Fi fantasy that had me gripped from beginning to the end. Some great charactersc and a fantastic storybline.Lots of different characters that ... READ MORE
Patricia Moren
The Switch
Phenomenal
This was such a brilliant book, and it was so well written and executed and crucially- enjoyable. I at no point in time did I have to suspend my belief at... READ MORE
Laura Jayne Breed
The Switch
A top-notch domestic noir
A book described as dark, sexy and thrilling sounded like the book for me and I was not wrong. The Switch is a brilliant and thoroughly absorbing story tha... READ MORE
Nicola
The Switch
Quite A Book To Read
Well this is quite a book to read.. Not one of my usual types of crime books but I thoroughly recommend it. It did feel at times as if the book was yet an... READ MORE
John Shaw
The Switch
Different read
Well, this book has it all, intrigue, power, normal lives, and sexy scenes. What more can you want from a book? A real page-turner right to the last co... READ MORE
Julie Watt
The Switch
Audacious debut
An audacious debut. Elena seems happily married to Adam but after falling for her glamorous neighbour Finn, she is soon seduced into switching partners by... READ MORE
Rachel Dixon
The Switch
Spicy Thriller
The Switch is an entertaining novel that stretches credulity more than a bit but is a fun read with a good twist, actually several good twists. Elena an... READ MORE
David Blendell
The Switch
Loved this book
What a real page turner this was book was! I wasn’t sure who to trust or where the story was heading. Lots of twists and turns right until the very end. I ... READ MORE
Aimee Summerfield
The Switch
A crazy ride of a domestic thriller
This is a debut domestic thriller featuring two couples. Two of the characters are the main POV & the timeline also switches. I’m not going to rewrite t... READ MORE
Deb Day
The Switch
Not my style but others will enjoy for sure
I thought the premise of this book was good but did wonder how it would last for a full book without getting repetitive. I was surprised, therefore, to see... READ MORE
Charlotte Wilson
The Switch
Husband swapping with a difference
Opposites attract, not always for the same reason. Elena’s attraction to Sophia is partly upward mobility; Sophia’s reason is complex and dark. Elena (37... READ MORE
Denis
The Switch
This is a really good, slightly bonkers, domestic drama /thriller. Elena is a proofreader, house sitting with her boyfriend in his Aunt’s house for a few months whilst they save for a deposit. They are house sitting in Wimbledon, which is a world away fr
This is a really good, slightly bonkers, domestic drama /thriller. Elena is a proofreader, house sitting with her boyfriend in his Aunt’s house for a fe... READ MORE
Sharon Adair
The Switch
Page turner
Oh my goodness, what can I say about "Switch", this story was both gripping and disturbing, It is difficult to write a review on this book without giving ... READ MORE
TrishAM
The Switch
entertaining but unbelievable!
An entertaining book although it feels important to suspend belief and believe in coincidence as you read it! Some good twists and turns and a fun page tur... READ MORE
jean
The Switch
Recommended to those who enjoy thrillers with a romantic touch to the story
An interesting plot with The Switch being two women swapping partners and the drama and suspense that creates. I really enjoyed this book and look forward ... READ MORE
Richard Angrave
The Switch
Original, Crazy Thriller
Elena and Adam, a couple from London, are asked to house sit in their dream location. While there, Elena meets beautiful Sophia and her husband Finn who sh... READ MORE
Hannah Reviews
The Switch
Deliciously dark
Woah. Lily Samson's debut is DARK. There's manipulation, sex without consent - assuming both husbands didn't know what was happening - deceit and lies. But... READ MORE
Claire Reviews
The Switch
Loved it
Loved it, 5 stars, not expecting the twist. Enjoyed characters, story, grabbed me and couldn’t put it down
Tracy Black
The Switch
A sexy, stunning pageturner
Elena and Adam move to Wimbledon, where they are beguiled by the attractive couple Sophia and Finn. Sophia, inspired by Road Dahl, suggests they swap partn... READ MORE
Samuella M
The Switch
Original debut thriller
An excellent debut thriller with what I am sure must be an original concept. When Elena meets Sophia by pure chance it sets in motion a huge rollercoaster ... READ MORE
Pauline Cooper
The Switch
A very enjoyable read
Adam and Elena are house sitting Adams aunts house in Wimbledon when Elena befriends Sophie, leading to a couples friendship between the two couples when t... READ MORE
Brad Mace
The Switch
Think you know your partner?
How well do you know your partner? It seems for Adam, not very well at all. Adam's partner Elena befriends (or is befriended by) Sophia. Not quite neighbou... READ MORE
the moving finger writes
The Switch
Compulsive page turner.
This book is a great read. It had me hooked from start to finish and I didn’t want to put it down. A thriller at its best.
Bookworm
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Suspenceful
What a brilliant premise for a book. I was hooked from page one. When Elena and Adam meet up with Sophia and Finn it seems like the ideal friendship. Howev... READ MORE
Cazb
The Switch
Suspend your disbelief completely before starting this
When Elena and Adam are offered the chance to house-sit in their dream Wimbledon neighbourhood for a few months, they jump at the opportunity. The leafy So... READ MORE
Mark