Author: Lily SamsonCrime & mystery | Thriller / suspensePublished on 1st January 2026 by Cornerstone (Penguin (Cornerstone)) in the United Kingdom.Paperback / softback | 400 pages 130mm x 198mm x 28mm | 278g 'Addictive, dark, and totally unputdownable... a twisted, seductive whirlwind from start to finish.' 5* Reader Review'What a brilliant, brilliant story! Utterly compelling and ridiculously hard to put down!' 5* Reader Review'A dark, sexy, sensational thriller!' 5* Reader Review'If you like a twisty story filled with power and seduction, with characters who are morally grey, then this is one for you. I loved it.' 5* Reader ReviewWith her beautiful flat in London, Alice appears to have it all. But beneath the surface, everything is unravelling: she needs money, and fast.Her boss Mina, the wife of a powerful MP, lives a life dripping with luxury – one Alice can only dream of. And she’s about to make Alice an offer she can’t refuse.When Alice agrees to loan Mina her flat for the night – she couldn’t possibly imagine what Mina is planning to use it for. And when she discovers the shocking truth, what starts as a simple favour spirals into a web of desire, secrets and deadly lies that could destroy them both.Where will it end? And who will survive?'A smart and sexy read about attraction and power’ Daily Mail‘A compelling tale of sex, ambition and deceit’ Financial Times‘Grabs you hook, line and sinker and never lets go … Fascinating’ Crime Time‘Gripping, fun, and perfect sunbed reading’ Jewish ChronicleMORE PRAISE FOR LILY SAMSON: ‘Shocking, seductive, sexy and scandalous. The Switch is a page-turning thriller, a clever mystery, and a wicked look at love and loyalty’ Chris Whitaker‘I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough to see how this dark and seductive game played out. Perfectly paced, with a shocking ending to boot!’ Sandie Jones‘A page-turner, gripping with a bit of the unexpected. Keeps you guessing until the very last page’ Lola Jaye‘The Switch is a razor-sharp thriller that simmers with a sense of menace. Dark, twisty and deliciously sexy, it takes complex themes and weaves them into a gripping premise. Money, class, power and deception are all explored with skill’ Kia Abdullah'A hugely original debut from a writer of genuine talent. The Switch twists and turns like a rollercoaster, where it is impossible to see what's coming next' Robert Gold 'Darkly disturbing, dangerously seductive, The Switch pulls you in and hangs onto you with white knuckles so you race to the end. What a ride!' Tami Hoag‘Utterly compulsive and the ultimate “what if”. I loved the relationship between the two women and the way something quite ordinary and relatable quickly spins so dangerously out of control’ Sabine Durrant‘A sexy, seductive thriller…the suburbs have never known such excitement’ Sunday Times Style‘A dark, twisty plot and a truly malevolent villain. Samson’s sinister domestic thriller will suck you right in’ Laura Griffin'I absolutely love Lily Samson's writing' Ruth Mancini 'With immersive writing and a pulse-pounding pace, Samson skillfully lures you into her twisted world of sexy suburban noir, a world populated by deliciously dark, morally ambiguous characters' K.T. Nguyen, author of You Know What You Did
