The Switched

What would you do if you were no longer you?

"It's as crass and tactless and coarse as anything I've read, and I loved every minute of it." - Grant Nicol, author of The Mistake.

"Depraved. Debauched. Delicious." - Keith Nixon, author of The Fix.

"A flowing, unforgettable masterpiece..." - Craig Furchtenicht, author of Dimebag Bandits and Behind the 8 ball.

"The perfect blend of creative flair with technical skill from a writer who is at the peak of his powers... so far." - Mark Wilson, author of the dEaDINBURGH series.

"Ryan Bracha is fast building up an interesting, diverse, and strong body of work. He seems to push himself from book to book – unwilling to settle for one genre or style of writing – and his back catalogue is all the better for it. The Switched is another strong addition to this and comes highly recommended." - Martin Stanley, author of The Glasgow Grin and The Gamblers.

"A real mindfuck..." - Liam Sweeny, pulpfire.com

"One of the most vibrant writers the UK has seen in years... My favourite read since Trainspotting..." - Phil Jones, The End Fanzine.

"His best work so far... A magnificent achievement..." - Robert Cowan, author of The Search for Ethan

"Twisted as fuck..." - Ben Fleat-Barrozo, previewer.

"Pure, unadulterated twisted sickness..." - Johnny Lowe, previewer.

"Another gripping rollercoaster ride through the extreme world of Ryan Bracha’s twisted imagination..." - Nigeyb, blogger.


One summer morning, totally unconnected people wake up as somebody else. They have their names, their lives, and their problems. Nobody knows how or why it's happened, and nobody knows if or when they'll ever get their own lives back. They must quickly learn to accept, adapt to, and in some cases embrace their new personas, if they are to survive in a world where the people known as The Switched will do anything to get their old bodies back from others who will desperately do anything to protect their true identity, and hide deep behind their new face.

Against the backdrop of a nationwide search for popular television presenter Francesca O’Reilly, whose very public breakdown and disappearance sparks chaos on social media, it quickly becomes apparent that the switching phenomenon is far more widespread than anybody could have known, and The Switched become the most famous people in the country.

Take a trip into the darkest corners of the darkest minds in this supernatural thriller, the blackest work yet by Ryan Bracha, the best selling author of Strangers Are Just Friends You Haven't Killed Yet and the Dead Man Trilogy.