
In the Line of Fire is a movie novelization written by Max Allan Collins in 1993 and based on the movie of the same name, directed by Wolfgang Petersen in 1993. The movie features Clint Eastwood, John Malkovich, Rene Russo, Dylan McDermott, Gary Cole, Fred Thompson, and others.
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Storyline
Veteran Secret Service agent Frank Horrigan is a man haunted by his failure to save President Kennedy while serving protection detail in Dallas. Thirty years later, a man calling himself “Booth” threatens the life of the current President, forcing Horrigan to come back to protection detail to confront the ghosts from his past.
Movie vs Book

Year
1993
Minutes
128
Movie Rate
7.20
Source: IMDb
Movie
In the Line of Fire
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Country: USA
Year: 1993
Length: 2h8m
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Year
1993
Pages
262
Book Rate
6.74
S: Goodreads
Book
In the Line of Fire
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