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1、NOSECONDCHANCEBooksbyHarlanCobendealbreakerdropshotfadeawaybackspinonefalsemovethefinaldetaildarkestfeartellNoonegoneforgoodNOSECONDCHANCEANOVELBYHARLANCOBENThiseditionpublished2003byBCAbyarrangementwithOrionBooksanimprintofTheOrionPublishingGroupHardbackCN114036PaperbackCN11412
2、7Copyright©HarlanCoben2003AllrightsreservedTherightofHarlanCobentobeidentifiedastheauthorofthisworkhasbeenassertedbyhiminaccordancewiththeCopyright,DesignsandPatentsAct,1988.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproduced,storedinaretrievalsystem,ortransmitted,inanyfor
3、morbyanymeans,electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recordingorotherwise,withoutthepriorpermissionofthecopyrightowner.PrintedandboundinGermanybyGGPMedia,PossneckNOSECONDCHANCEchapter1Wh(?nthefirstbullethitmychest,Ithoughtofmydaughter.Atleast,thatiswhatIwanttobelieve.Ilostconsciousn
4、essprettyfast.And,ifyouwanttogettechnicalaboutit,Idon'tevenrememberbeingshot.IknowthatIlostalotofblood.Iknowthatasecondbulletskimmedthetopofmyhead,thoughIwasprobablyalreadyoutbythen.Iknowthatmyheartstopped.ButIstillliketothinkthatasIlaydying,IthoughtofTara.FYI:Isawnobrightlighto
5、rtunnel.OrifIdid,Idon'trememberthateither.Tara,mydaughter,isonlysixmonthsold.Shewaslyinginhercrib.Iwonderifthegunfirefrightenedher.Itmusthave.Sheprobablybegantocry.Iwonderifthefamiliaralbeitgratingsoundofhercriessomehowslicedthroughmyhaze,ifonsomelevelIactuallyheardher.ButagainI
6、havenomemoryofit.WhatIdoremember,however,wasthemomentTarawasborn.IrememberMonica--that'sTara'smother--bearingdownforonelastpush.Iremembertheheadappearing.Iwasthefirsttoseemydaughter.Weallknowaboutlife'sforksintheroad.Weallknowaboutopeningonedoorandclosinganother,lifecycles,thech
7、angesinseasons.Butthemomentyourchildisborn...it'sbeyondsurreal.YouhavewalkedthroughaStarTre/fe-likeportal,afull-fledgedrealitytransformer.Everythingisdifferent.Youaredifferent,asimpleelementhitwithastartlingcatalystandmetamorphosedintoonefarmorecomplex.Yourworldisgone;itshrinksd
8、owntothedimensionsof--inthiscase,anyway--asix-p
