Drawing profound inspiration from extensive travels and global experiences, this author crafts narratives deeply rooted in human resilience and historical context. His extensive career as a civil litigation attorney has exposed him to diverse legal landscapes across continents, informing his compelling storytelling. Encounters with survivors of historical atrocities and involvement in international disputes have ignited the passion for his literary pursuits. Through his fiction, he explores themes of courage, determination, and the enduring impact of the past on the present.
The Girl from Berlin is the winner of the Book Club category for the 2018 National Jewish Book Award. In this new novel, Liam and Catherine come to the aid of an old friend and are drawn into a property dispute in Tuscany that unearths long-buried secrets.
From the author of Once We Were Brothers comes a saga inspired by true events of a Holocaust survivor's quest to fulfill a promise, return to Poland and find two sisters lost during World War II.
Now in paperback: A story of bravery, betrayal, and redemption - from the winner of the National Jewish Book Award.
"A 'fixer' in a Polish town during World War II, his betrayal of a Jewish family, and a search for justice 25 years later. Eli's Promise spans three eras--Nazi-occupied Poland, the American Zone of post-war Germany, and Chicago at the height of the Vietnam War. 1939: Eli Rosen lives with his wife Esther and their young son in the Polish town of Lublin, where his family owns a construction company. As a consequence of the Nazi occupation, Eli's company is Aryanized, appropriated and transferred to Maximilian Poleski-an unprincipled profiteer who peddles favors to Lublin's subjugated residents. An uneasy alliance is formed; Poleski will keep the Rosen family safe if Eli will manage the business. Will Poleski honor his promise or will their relationship end in betrayal and tragedy? 1946: Eli resides with his son in a displaced persons camp in Allied-occupied Germany hoping for a visa to America. His wife has been missing since the war. One man is sneaking around the camps selling illegal visas; might he know what has happened to her? 1965: Eli rents a room in Albany Park, Chicago. He is on a mission. With patience, cunning, and relentless focus, he navigates unfamiliar streets and dangerous political backrooms, searching for the truth. Powerful and emotional, Ronald H. Balson's Eli's Promise is a rich, rewarding novel of World War II and a husband's quest for justice."-- Provided by publisher
The newest novel from bestselling author of Once We Were Brothers has private investigator Liam Taggart returning to his childhood home for his uncle's funeral, only to discover he was murdered. 'This top-notch thriller will keep readers riveted to the very last page.' - Library Journal
From the winner of the National Jewish Book Award - A spy mission to rescue a defector from Germany and prevent the Nazis from creating an atomic bomb.