Cover of The Switch

The Switch

  • 1996 first published
  • 192 pages
  • 10 editions

Anthony Horowitz's The Switch (1996) is a circus fiction and adventure fiction novel. Much of the action takes place in England. Key subjects include criminals, cosmetics industry, Wealth and carnivals.

12 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 10 editions.

It runs to roughly 192 pages — 3–4 hours of reading at an average pace.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Subjects

  • Criminals
  • Cosmetics industry
  • Wealth
  • Carnivals
  • Supernatural
  • Identity
  • Identity, Psychology
  • Adventure stories
  • Fairs
  • Wishes
  • Adventure and adventurers
  • Children's fiction
  • England
  • Cosmetics
  • Money

Quick answers

Who wrote The Switch?

The Switch was written by Anthony Horowitz and first published in 1996.

What genre is The Switch?

It is usually shelved as Circus & Carnival and Adventure.

How long is The Switch?

The median edition has 192 pages, about 3–4 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Switch?

Readers who like it often enjoy Five Go Off in a Caravan, Five Are Together Again and The Circus of Adventure.

More by Anthony Horowitz

All books →

Books like The Switch