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1、BeginReadingNewsletterTableofContentsCopyrightPageInaccordancewiththeU.S.CopyrightActof1976,thescanning,uploading,andelectronicsharingofanypartofthisbookwithoutthepermissionofthepublisherconstituteunlawfulpiracyandtheftoftheauthor’sintellectualproperty.Ifyouwouldliketousematerialfromthebook(other
2、thanforreviewpurposes),priorwrittenpermissionmustbeobtainedbycontactingthepublisheratpermissions@hbgusa.com.Thankyouforyoursupportoftheauthor’srights.Forthethousandswhotriedtoescapeoverthewall,andthehundredsthatdiedintheattempt.—M.S.PROLOGUETHEINVISIBLEMANONEATTENO’CLOCKonamoonlessSeptemberevenin
3、g,ChrisSchneiderslippedtowardalong-abandonedbuildingontheeasternoutskirtsofBerlin,hismindwhirlingwithdarkimagesandoldvows.Latethirties,anddressedindarkclothes,Schneiderdrewouta.40Glockpistolandeasedforward,alerttothedryrustleofthethornbushesandgoldenrodandthevinesthatengulfedtheplace.Hehesitated,
4、staringatthesilhouetteofthebuilding,recallingsomeofthehorrorthathe’dfeltcominghereforthefirsttime,andrealizingthathe’dbeenwaitingalmostthreedecadesforthismoment.Indeed,fortenyearshe’dtrainedhismindandbody.Fortenyearsafterthathe’dactivelysoughtrevenge,buttonoavail.Inthepastdecade,Schneiderhadcomet
5、obelieveitmightneverhappen,thathispasthadnotonlydisappeared,ithaddied,andwithitthechancetoexacttruepaybackforhimselfandtheothers.Butherewashischancetobetheavengingangelthey’dallbelievedin.Schneiderheardvoicesinhismind,allshriekingathimtogoforwardandputajustendingtotheirstory.Attheircalling,Schnei
6、derfelthimselfhardeninside.Theydeservedajustending.Heintendedtogiveittothem.Bynowhe’dreachedthestepsofthebuilding.Thechainhungfromthebarndoors,whichstoodajar.Hestaredatthedarkness,feelinghisguthollowandhiskneesweaken.You’vewaitedalifetime,Schneidertoldhimself.Finishit.Now.Forallofus.Schneidertoed
7、openthedoor.Hesteppedinside,smellingtracesofstaleurine,burntcopper,andsomethingdead.Hismindflashedwiththeimageofadoorswingingshutandlocking,andforamomentthatalonethreatenedtocripplehimcompletely.ButthenSchneiderfeltrig
