
Before the Storm
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Berlin, 1948: World War II may be over, but a new era of conflict has begun. The Russians have cut off all access to the western part of Berlin in an attempt to seize it from the Allies. The thirst for power, dominance, and revenge is as strong as ever, and anti-Semitism is still rampant. When a store in West Berlin is vandalized with swastikas, Sara Sturm, a German woman working for the US Department of Public Affairs, is dispatched to investigate, and meets Max and Karl Portnoy, two Jewish survivors of the Holocaust.
Sharing their stories of loss, Sara and Max form a bond. Max and his family were sent to a concentration camp during the war, where his parents and sister perished. The man who betrayed them, Nazi nuclear scientist Heinz Hoffman, is now a wanted criminal. Since Max and his brother are among the very few who can identify him, Sara agrees to accompany them to Hoffman's last known whereabouts, hoping they will finally be able to bring him to justice.
But tracking the elusive Hoffman is not just difficult, it's perilous. From the mountainous backroads of Bavaria to the Soviet border, Sara and Max race to evade assassins sent by the top-secret Odessa organization. And then there are other adversaries, hidden but no less lethal, determined to gain control of Hoffman and the knowledge he possesses-knowledge that may determine the course of countless wars to come.
"Set in 1948 against the backdrop of the Berlin Blockade, this fast-moving Cold War thriller brings to life the shifting alliances that splintered the Allies in the years immediately following WWII. As readers attempt to sort out motives, the plot twists keep coming." - Booklist
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- Intro
- Also by
- Title Page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Chapter 1 - Krystallmorgen
- Chapter 2 - The Past
- Chapter 3 - The Future
- Chapter 4 - Permission
- Chapter 5 - Frustration
- Chapter 6 - Papers
- Chapter 7 - The Plan Ripens
- Chapter 8 - Escape
- Chapter 9 - A Flight to Munich
- Chapter 10 - Delayed
- Chapter 11 - A Cottage in the Woods
- Chapter 12 - The Sniper
- Chapter 13 - Despair
- Chapter 14 - Home
- Chapter 15 - A Royal Welcome
- Chapter 16 - Dead Americans
- Chapter 17 - The Station
- Chapter 18 - The Barricade
- Chapter 19 - Hoffman
- Chapter 20 - Trapped
- Chapter 21 - To Poke a Demon
- Chapter 22 - To Passau
- Chapter 23 - Closing the Net
- Chapter 24 - Flight
- Chapter 25 - Closing the Ring
- Chapter 26 - A Dance in the Dark
- Chapter 27 - Across the Line
- Chapter 28 - Questions and Answers
- Chapter 29 - The End Game
- Chapter 30 - Justice
- Author's Notes
- BEFORE THE STORM
- DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
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