The Veteran

A dying veteran. A long-lost son. And an infatuated nurse. Are any of them who they claim to be?
When an abusive stranger offers to care for terminally ill veteran Barry Brown while claiming to be his long-lost son, Detective Jack Carver is tasked with finding out the truth.
Brown's wife disappeared with the infant boy under circumstances Jack finds highly questionable. While looking into her background and subsequent death he soon finds himself investigating a baffling cold case spanning almost four decades.
Was she the victim of a misogynistic serial killer who has never been brought to justice?
Is Richard Brown really the missing son he claims to be? And is his browbeaten girlfriend actually qualified to care for the old man?