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Face/Off

A city holds its breath. A terrorist planted a bomb somewhere under Los Angeles—just before he was frozen alive!

To locate the bomb and stop the blast, supercop Sean Archer must literally trade faces with his archenemy, using sophisticated laser surgery to fool his fellow cops, his own wife, even the terrorist's brother.

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The trick works—too well. For when the ice breaks, the hunter becomes the hunted, and Archer finds himself fleeing a nationwide manhunt, spearheaded by the master criminal who has taken over Archer's face, Archer's family—and Archer's police powers!

The clock is ticking down as legendary action filmmaker John Woo (Broken Arrow)presents superstars John Travolta and Nicolas Cage in the action thriller of the summer of '97.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 304 pages

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