★ BOOK OF THE WEEK ★SWITCHED FORTUNESJohn Rabe£7.99 Austin MacauleyMaking a change from the manuals and the marque historybooks, this engaging thriller takes on added impetus whenthe author shares his knowledge of cars with the reader.Author John Rabe is a self-confessed car nut and has writtena traditional adventure story around racing driver KevinRichardson, who gets involved in international intrigue butstill manages to put in a good performance on the track.So, rather than just getting in a car and gunning it, weare told: ‘The Subaru’s engine started immediately, theuneven beat of the horizontally opposed flat four cylinderengine was music to the ears.’ Think about the exciting and