Ronald H. Balson
2 SeriesRonald H. Balson is an American author of historical fiction, known for the Liam Taggart and Catherine Lockhart series. A practicing attorney for over 40 years at Stone, Pogrund & Korey in Chicago, his legal work inspired his debut novel, Once We Were Brothers, following trips to Warsaw. His second novel, Saving Sophie, was motivated by his love for history and travels to the Middle East.
In "Once We Were Brothers," the first novel in Ronald H. Balson's Liam Taggart & Catherine Lockhart series, Elliot Rosenzweig, a respected civic leader and philanthropist, is accused of being Otto Piatek, the notorious Butcher of Zamosc, a former Nazi SS officer. The accuser, Solomon, hires attorney Catherine Lockhart to bring Rosenzweig to justice, claiming that Piatek was raised by his family before betraying them during the Nazi occupation. As Lockhart delves into the case, she must determine whether Solomon has accused the right man.
