The Switch

The Switch by Sandra Brown It isnt the first time that
identical twins Gillian and Melina Lloyd have switched
identities. Yet its the first time as adults that theyve
even considered the childhood prank. Melina the more
impetuous twin proposes that her circumspect sister take
her place as a media escort to NASA astronaut and national
hero Colonel Christopher Chief Hart. Although its an
enticing offer Gillian declines for a very personal reason
— shes preoccupied with whether or not the artificial
insemination she underwent that day will be successful.
Besides she warns Melina such a switch could have
unexpected consequences. Media-savvy Chief turns out to be
an easy assignment for Melina — in fact the evening with
him is as much pleasure as business. But the following
morning police arrive at Melinas door with the worst
possible news: her beloved twin has been brutally murdered
in her own bed. And on the walls scrawled in blood are
obscenities directed at Gillian along with insults toward
Native Americans that indisputably link Chief to the
crime. Dissatisfied with the official police investigation
Chief and Melina form a grudging alliance strike out on
their own … and find themselves uncovering more
questions than answers. Mistrusting even the authorities
claiming to protect them on the run with their lives in
danger the two are soon following a crooked and bloody
trail that inexplicably leads to Gillians attempt to
conceive a child … and to the threshold of an inner
sanctum where a megalomaniac hatches horrific schemes and
lies in wait for Gillians replacement her identical twin
— Melina.