THE HOUR BEFORE DAWN

About the Book

A POWERFUL NOVEL OF WAR, SURVIVAL AND REDEMPTION In 1975, on the Upper Syrian Plateau, a young soldier named Adam Berlin finds himself trapped in a destroyed armored vehicle, wounded and alone, as enemy forces close in. The night is long, the odds are impossible, and the question is no longer how to win—but how to survive until the first light of dawn. The Hour Before Dawn follows Adam’s extraordinary journey from the battlefields of the Middle East to a new life in America. It is a story of war and its aftermath, of family and identity, of love and loss, and of a man searching for purpose in a world shaped by violence, memory and hope. From the searing brutality of combat to the quiet struggles of rebuilding a life, The Hour Before Dawn is a deeply human, emotionally charged novel about endurance, second chances, and the fight that can still be found after the darkest night. “A gripping, unforgettable story of courage, loss and the enduring power of hope.”

About the Author

Ross Gallen was born in New York and raised in California. Growing up in the turbulent era when the Soviet Union threatened the free world with nuclear destruction, he was acutely aware of the lack of civil liberties in the Soviet hegemony. This ingrained a lifelong belief that the Constitution was all that protected ordinary Americans from arbitrary government action. His writing career began as an Op. Ed. writer for his high school newspaper. Graduating from the University of Redlands, he simultaneous received a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology. After a short stint in graduate school at the University of California he proceeded to Cal Western Law School, where he earned his Juris Doctor degree. Ross is a member of the State Bar of California and the State Bar of Texas. Employed as a Deputy District Attorney he argued the landmark case of In re Kay before the California Supreme Court. He honed his skills as a trial lawyer by working as a deputy Public Defender representing clients charged with capital murder and serious felony crimes, and went on to become a managing partner in a civil litigation firm. He has been a Judge Pro Tem of the Orange County Superior Court and is recognized as a preeminent lawyer in the Martindale- Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers in America. Ross currently devotes his time to writing fiction and practicing law. Both of his sons are airline pilots. Other novels by Ross Gallen are available on Amazon.com and include “Betrayed”, “Revolution, 51st Century” and “Murder at the Border Patrol.” Coming soon is “An Unmarked Grave,” awaiting Copyright Registration.