![]() ![]() “Veterans” contrasts two Korean War vets. There are two very long stories among the lot. Key to the story are the lucky charms that accompany him into war zones trinkets and artifacts that may offer more protection than an unknowable God. Just as entertaining is “Correspondent,” in which a woman schemes to preserve her marriage to a charismatic war reporter. He then hires a detective to find the long-lost Jean. Years later, he discovers her role and goes crazy. William’s conniving mother interferes and, through soap-opera machinations, manages to detach her son from the relationship. ![]() He falls passionately in love with fellow student Jean and impregnates her. He longs for that world of high emotions and, cruelly, his wish is granted. It concerns William, a high-school student with an unusual passion: Italian opera. The opening story (“Last Act: The Madhouse”) is classic Ingalls, a finely spun web that’s suspenseful, creepy and droll. Madness, mayhem and murder stalk these eight stories, the latest collection from a veteran American storyteller now living in London ( Mrs. ![]()
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