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The Swap

Ever have a moment you wish you could undo?A wickedly brilliant tale of revenge, mystery, and fate, Antony Moore's The Swapis at once a gripping thriller and a hilarious black comedy—a book for anyone who's ever wondered what could have been. . . .

Harvey Briscow—smoker, drinker, comic-shop owner—is facing another school reunion back in Cornwall. Having spent the last two decades second-guessing himself, Harvey isn't thrilled at the prospect of showing his classmates the mess he's made of his life. But this is Harvey's twentieth reunion, a milestone that all but guarantees that Charles "Bleeder" Odd—the freakish reject who made off with Harvey's now-priceless Superman Onecomic in a school-yard swap—will be in attendance.

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But when Harvey returns to Cornwall, hoping to retrieve his comic, he's met with more than a few surprises. . . . Bleeder is now dazzlingly successful—and quite content to watch Harvey squirm, refusing to acknowledge their long-ago trade. And Harvey—fueled by drink and the promise of a beautiful woman—soon makes a fateful choice, one he instantly wishes he could undo. A dead body and an enraged husband further complicate matters . . . but there's a silver lining in this strange chain of events: suddenly one bad swap is the least of Harvey's regrets. . . .

Genre
humorcrimemystery
Themes
mediamurder
Setting
2000s
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 272 pages
Form
graphic novels

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