The Switch: A Novel

About this book

A simple mix up throws one innocent man into the crosshairs of sinister government secrets and ruthless political ambitions in New York Times bestselling author Joseph Finders timely electrifying new thriller. Michael Tanner is on his way home from a business trip when he accidentally picks up the wrong MacBook in an airport security line. He doesnt notice the mix-up until he arrives home in Boston but by then its too late. Tanners curiosity gets the better of him when he discovers that the owner is a US senator and that the laptop contains top secret files. When Senator Susan Robbins realizes shes come back with the wrong laptop she calls her young chief of staff Will Abbott in a panic. Both know that the senator broke the law by uploading classified documents onto her personal computer. If those documents wind up in the wrong hands it could be Snowden 2.0and her career in politics will be over. She needs to recover the MacBook before its too late. When Will fails to gain Tanners cooperation he is forced to take measures to retrieve the laptop before a bigger security breach is revealed. He turns to an unscrupulous fixer for help. In the meantime the security agency whose files the senator has appropriated has its own methods darker stilland suddenly Tanner finds himself a hunted man on the run terrified for the safety of his family in desperate need of a plan and able to trust no one.