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SWITCH is being launched in Canada on Aug. 3, 2010 by Penguin Canada (ISBN: 9780143173359)
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Grant McKenzie, thriller, Switch, Lee Child, Harlan Coben, Linwood Barclay
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“Think Harlan Coben on speed
with a heart breaking compassion that will literally have you biting your nails.” — Ken Bruen, best-selling author of the Jack Taylor series |
“A terrific little-guy-in-big-trouble thriller
. . . think Saw meets Payback moving at warp speed — with the emphasis on warp.” — Lee Child, #1 NY Times best-selling author |
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Reader Buzz
‘Fantastic first novel, feels like Harlan Coben and Lee Child mixed together...great read...fast paced’
— Leah @ weread.com
‘Wow! Loved it. Fast, thrilling, gripping, scary.
— Gavin Hilzbrich
Boy, if you like Simon Kernick you will like this guy
— Linda L.
This is absolutely brilliant!
— Jeanette Slinger
I can't stand crime novels that have a long preamble before getting to the action and this one certainly doesn't disappoint in that way. From page one it's straight in there, bish bash bosh and continues on in that vein, so you are frantically turning the pages to find out what happens next.
— Sandra Hawe
Mad, frantic, super quick and entertaining.
— Martin Higgins
Gripping… Explosive… Page Turning!!
— Darren Elliot
This book is so cinematic . . . due to the punchy dialogue and the succession of crisp, sharp images which drive the narrative forward.
— Sam Eades
This was great ... Very much made me think of Simon Kernick and Relentless actually . Decidedly scary and asks some very dark questions: just how far would you go to save your family?
— Sue Cook
More real reader reviews here.
‘Switch is not merely good, it's damned good.’
— David Hagberg, best-selling author of Joshua's Hammer.
‘Grant really knows how to make a story move.’
— Linwood Barclay, best-selling author of No Time For Goodbye.
The Big Debut
Bantam Transworld launched my debut novel SWITCH in the UK on July 2, 2009. A free preview of the opening chapters has been posted HERE
Update: Switch has become an Amazon bestseller in the UK, breaking into the Top 100. See Blog for details.
Heyne buys German translation rights
German translation rights for SWITCH have been sold to Heyne (a division of Random House).
The book launched in mass-market paperback in August 2009. ISBN-13: 9783453406797
The title translates into: Voice of the Demon or The Demon's Voice.
Update: Switch has become an Amazon bestseller in Germany, breaking into the Top 40. See Blog for details.
Penguin Canada
to bring Switch home
Penguin Canada has bought Canadian rights to SWITCH, to be published on Aug. 3, 2010 in the wonderful trade paperback size (ISBN: 9780143173359).
Naturally, I'm thrilled to have been picked up by such a prestigious publisher, and since I live in Canada, this is doubly exciting.
The cool new cover concept is seen at left.
Australia gets first Switch
Australia is the first country to debut SWITCH. I've been informed the thriller arrived in bookstores Down Under in the cool trade (large format) paperback style on Dec. 4, 2008.
Reviews
"A fast-paced debut that places McKenzie in the top league of crime writers."
Christian Möller
1Live — Germany
"Terrific, you’ve got to read this one. The emotions, both good and evil, that run through the book set it above most ... and the perverted mind manipulating the action is brilliantly drawn. Great stuff."
Sarah Broadhurst
Lovereading.co.uk
"Switch is a frantic, adrenaline blast . . . a pulsating debut that will grab many thriller-lovers by the lapels and refuse
to let them go"
Robin Jarossi
Suite101.com
"A thriller that got me asking questions. Switch is a promising debut, a well-conceived thriller with no loose ends. Reminiscent of Dean Koontz. I’ll be watching out for his next book."
Volksblad
South Africa.
"This is a fast-paced thriller, with plenty of action and plot twists . . . I think you should give this one a try."
New Books Magazine
United Kingdom.
The Bookseller
United Kingdom.
"It’s a race against time and the clock is ticking."
The Citizen
South Africa.
Short Stories
An author Q&A,
plus Out of Order
appeared in Spinetingler's Summer 08 issue.
White Volcano appeared in Out Of The Gutter 2
Ragamuffin Girl appeared in Spinetingler's Summer 07 issue.