Avital Dayan

The Minutes Before, The Hours After Avital Dayan

Caught in a moral dilemma, Yael's life takes a dramatic turn when a mysterious man appears to be following her, her friends begin to act strangely, a murder takes place, and New York city erupts into turmoil after the shocking 9/11 attack. Stuck in the middle of a kaleidoscope of unexplainable events, Yael decides to dig in. She abandons everything as her search takes her from the streets of New York to an Ashram in India. There, she plunges into a fascinating new world and begins to lose herself to its intrigue and mystique. But no matter how hard she tries, Yael cannot escape the mystery that haunts and follows her. A unique glimpse into the life of a female Martial Artist in a dark, cold, and secretive city, "The Minutes Before, the Hours After" takes readers on a journey where two timelines interweave in a tale of loyalty, betrayal, romance, sex and drugs tangled with terror, mystery and national security.