veterans

Having lost access to the old railroad station where they had been staying, homeless Ian and his father move into an unused city courthouse and try to avoid being discovered by the authorities.

Marine Rob Kugler recalls how he had to get his dog Bella amputated due to cancer and how, uncertain whether the cancer would go into remission, they went on a road trip.

A teenager left on his own travels west in a kit car he built himself, and along the way picks up two Vietnam veterans, who take him on an eye-opening journey.

American soldier Jay Kopelman tells his story about saving an abandoned dog named Lava in Iraq that he had shipped back to America after his discharge. Chronicles the difficulties he experienced in life after combat and depicts his and Lava's recovery from post-traumatic stress disorder. Includes black and white photos, information and statistics about dealing with PTSD, and resources for veterans and their families.

Related stories, linked by recurring characters and an interwoven plot, recreate an American foot soldier's experience in the Vietnam War.

Ian Rutledge returns to his job at Scotland Yard after five years on the battlefield, keeping secret the fact that he is still suffering from shell shock, and almost immediately is sent to investigate the case of a murdered military officer in which the chief suspect is a much-decorated war hero.

"All Chief Jim Hopper wants is to enjoy a quiet first Christmas with Eleven . . . Over Hopper's protests, she pulls a cardboard box marked 'New York' out of the basement--and the tough questions begin . . . Although he'd rather face a horde of demogorgons than talk about his own past, Hopper knows that he can't deny the truth any longer. And so begins the story of the incident in New York--the last big case before everything changed. . . . Summer, New York City, 1977. Hopper is starting over after returning home from Vietnam. A young daughter, a caring wife, and a new beat as an NYPD detective make it easy to slip back into life as a civilian. But after shadowy federal agents suddenly show up and seize the files about a series of brutal, unsolved murders, Hopper takes matters into his own hands, risking everything to discover the truth. Soon Hopper is undercover among New York's notorious street gangs. But just as he's about to crack the case, a blackout rolls across the boroughs, plunging Hopper into a darkness deeper than any he's faced before"--Provided by publisher.

Maisie Dobbs finds herself drawn back into the Great War when she begins investigating a recent crime.