The Switch Book

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That said, Brown's tale maintains suspense as Melina tries to figure out exactly what was the motive behind Gillian's murder, and who was responsible. Brown is also to be commended for creating a Native American leading man in Chief and giving historical background on the past, current, and future struggles of the Native Americans. Their plight is treated with respect, and is successfully incorporated into the plot. The chemistry between Chief and Melina feels forced at times, and because of that the romance between the characters is not that convincing. The sex scenes, revealed mostly through flashbacks by Chief, is the only time when the two seemed connected and bonded.

As some other readers have noted, the book is a little long and the plot suffers for it, making "The Switch" a chore to finish in some parts of the book. However, this is definitely one of Sandra Brown's better efforts and hopefully it indicates she is returning to the style of some of her more suspenseful and tightly paced novels.

Melina is a media escort and is worried about the man Gillian is seeing. Trying to get her to date others, she switches places with her sister and Gillian escorts NASA astronaut colonel Christopher "Chief" Heart to the dinner planned in his honor. The next morning, Melina is told, Gillian has been murdered.

Melina doesn't believe the police are doing everything possible to bring her sister's killer to justice. She begins her own investigation. "Chief" was so taken with Gillian that he stays on in the city to help Melina solve the crime. The story shows the never-ending bond between twins and has an unexpected twist at the end.