Ulla Beattie

Fatal Decisions Ulla Beattie

This collection of stories is based around fatal decisions made by the main characters. The discerning reader will appreciate the psychological pictures.

"Für Elise" is a mystery about the trauma of war and the extent to which people will go to protect the ones they love.

In "The Gift," a husband rejected when his previous partner left him with a one-line note suspects his new wife is being unfaithful and plots revenge.

In "The Widow's Pension," the wife of a Royal Navy boatswain discovers after his death that she will not receive her husband's pension as he was already married.