Face-Off

Product Description Seventeen year-old Alex Petrovic is thrilled to be playing goal in an international hockey tournament. He has his sights set on a college hockey scholarship, and scouts from all the big-time schools will be there. After a game against a team from Eastern Europe, he shakes hands with the opposing goalie, Stefan Divac, and finds himself staring at his identical double. At first he doesn’t know what to make of it. Then his mother sees Stefan—and faints dead away. The chance meeting uncovers family secrets buried in the wake of a civil war back in their home country that separated the brothers when they were infants. When the two war criminals who were responsible for tearing their family apart escape, Alex dreams of bringing them to justice. Can his dream become reality? Shortlisted for the Arthur Ellis Mystery Award Review " A terrrific hybrid of sports writing and mystery  ...   Great hockey writing? Check. Mystery and suspense? Check. Adventure? Got it. These factors and others ensure a broad appeal and enthusiastic audience for this book." - CM Magazine "... perfectly aimed at teen boys with its blend of sports, mystery, and high-school drama." - Quill and Quire "Betcherman uses hockey as a backdrop and adds some unexpected plot twists to engage readers -- especially boys -- with a penchant for sports and spy stories." - Montreal Gazette About the Author MICHAEL BETCHERMAN is an award-winning screenwriter and author with numerous credits in both documentary and dramatic television. He is the author of two young-adult novels, Breakaway, which was a finalist for the John Spray Mystery Award, and Face-Off, which was a finalist for the Arthur Ellis Mystery Award. Both books were published by Penguin Canada. He is also the author of the romantic comedy, Suzanne, and co-author, with David Diamond, of the mystery The Daughters of Freya. Michael lives in Toronto with his wife and daughter.