The Switch

The third and final instalment in the entrancing Byron Bay-set series featuring newspaper editor Jack Harris and his lawyer-turned-partner Caitlin O'Shaughnessy.

Lisa Delaney is not having a good day. She has flown to Byron Bay to attend the funeral of her beloved grandmother, Mildred, but is running late and just manages to make it on time. After the service has finished, she asks for a chance to say her final goodbyes to the woman who raised her like a mother. But when the coffin is opened, Lisa is shocked and horrified to find that it is not actually Mildred in the coffin. The body is of a man—someone that nobody seems to recognise.

When the police make slow progress identifying the mystery man and no progress at all finding the missing Mildred, Jack Harris, journalist at the local newspaper in Byron Bay, becomes intrigued by the story, especially since the unidentified man was wearing a T-shirt from one of his favourite bands from the 80s. He decides to start his own investigation into the man's identity and to locate the missing Mildred. When another person goes missing and heavily armed gangland figures from interstate appear on the scene, the pressure begins to escalate.

Can Jack find the missing Mildred and work out how and why a mystery man was placed in her coffin before others find themselves in harm's way?

Another page-turning murder mystery full of humour by the author of The Beacon and The Sunbaker.

P.A. Thomas has penned another cracking Australian crime novel—clever, funny and thoroughly entertaining. If you love crime novels with heart, humour and a distinctly Australian flavour, The Switch is not to be missed. Nikki Mottram

The Switch's quirky opening scene sets the tone for this compelling and highly entertaining novel. P.A. Thomas writes with intelligence, humour and warmth, and that mix gives this tightly woven mystery its distinctive charm. Dianne Yarwood

Fast-paced, funny and cleverly plotted, The Switch makes the most of its vibrant Byron Bay setting and memorable cast of characters. A fresh and welcome addition to the Aussie crime canon. Rhys Gard