Title: The Switch
Author: Joseph Finder
Pages: 384
Year: 2017
Publisher: Dutton
My rating 4 out of 5 stars.
I have never read a Joseph Finder novel. I wanted to read this particular book as the
synopsis drew my interest. The only
drawback in reading the book is the use of taking God’s name in vain, which
should never be used at all. The author
has a strong plot in the book, strong characters that kept my attention
throughout the novel. However,
occasionally the word would show up and it was like a distraction that didn’t
add anything to the story. Frankly, it was offensive.
The premise of a businessman accidentally getting the wrong
laptop at the airport that belonged to a senator was great. From there, the way one character used
multiple nefarious ways to regain the computer was intriguing. The businessman wanted to do the right thing
before someone besides himself was hurt or killed.
I wondered how far the senator’s assistant was willing to go
to attain a higher government position.
Plus, the constant tension of involving others in trying to get the
laptop back, both with non-threatening and extremely threatening ways made me
wonder if the man calling the shots was ever going to stop doing so. The possible political ramifications of what
was on that senator’s laptop was the paramount and sole focus of the senator’s
assistant.
Readers will find out how a businessman trying to salvage
his business comes out in the end when he refuses to simply allow the
government official to tell him what to do or threaten him. I hope in Joseph Finder’s future books he
will refrain from using God’s name that way and look for other means of
expression for his characters. He really
is a talented writer with a great story many might read if he were to remove
the language because the story can stand on its own without using it.