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When Brad Graves is transferred to London temporarily, wife Nicole comes along in an attempt to save her failing marriage. After arranging a house swap with the Lowrys, Nicole and Brad settle in at their temporary home. Soon after, strange things happen and Nicole begins to feel like her life is in danger. After reporting several terrifying incidents to the police, who are are sympathetic but disbelieving, and when the Lowrys don't show up at her LA condo, Nicole begins to investigate on her own and finds herself being drawn deeper and deeper into trouble.
The Swap is the debut novel by the author and I wasn't sure what to expect as I sat down to read it. Once I started it, it was hard to put it down! I read about half of this one evening and then couldn't sleep all night because I was so busy thinking about what was going to happen. I loved the premise of a house swap gone wrong, and there was a mystery on almost every page. This was the kind of thriller that raises the hair on the back of your neck, and it's all too easy to feel Nicole's fear as she's stalked, threatened and accosted by thugs, her anguish over her crumbling marriage, and her betrayal, anger and sadness towards Brad. On the other hand, there were a few times when I wanted to reach in the book and give Nicole a good, hard shake and tell her to wake up. Seriously, girl, your intuition is waaay off! The spectacular conclusion was the perfect way to end the book, a little romance and a lot of action. What more can you ask for?
Overall, The Swap is an excellent 5 star thriller that will keep you turning pages -and looking over your shoulder - right to the very last page.
I was given an advance copy of this book by the author in exchange for my honest review.
Reading updates
- Started reading
- 3 October, 2016: Finished reading
- 3 October, 2016: Reviewed