Charles Paraventi

When Hero agrees to swap places with a country star, he has no idea that he's about to fall under the spell of fame... or the singer's ex-girlfriend.

In the slums of Rio, two kids' paths diverge as one struggles to become a photographer and the other a kingpin.

Jaded ex-CIA operative John Creasy reluctantly accepts a job as the bodyguard for a 10-year-old girl in Mexico City. They clash at first, but eventually bond, and when she's kidnapped he's consumed by fury and will stop at nothing to save her life.