When Peter Santore decides to track down the daughter of a man for whose death Peter's father may have been responsible during the Korean War, he encounters Hilary Pennels, with whom he has a passionate affair. He also meets a possibly demented man named Fox, another war veteran, who tells him more about his father's role--information that profoundly changes Peter's grasp of the situation.

The blind magistrate of Bow Street Court, Sir John Proctor, and the young man who acts as his eyes, Jeremy Proctor, are aboard the H.M.S. Adventure. They are investigating the death of the ship's captain, who went overboard and perished during a storm some months ago. Lieutenant Landon thinks he saw a fellow lieutenant push him over, and it is Proctor's task to uncover the truth.

This stark collection includes some of Beattie's most-anthologized stories.

Prince Horace may be the successor to the throne, but the people of his kingdom have dubbed the spoiled monarch "Prince Brat." Chief among the prince's detractors is Jemmy, his whipping boy, who gets a beating whenever the future king misbehaves. When Prince Brat runs away from home, Jemmy accompanies him, plotting to abandon the prince at the first opportunity. However, before Jemmy can escape, both boys are kidnapped by a pair of highwaymen who think they can get a huge ransom for the prince. But the confused kidnappers become convinced that Jemmy is the prince, and that the prince is a mere whipping boy. When Prince Brat's haughty attitude enrages the kidnappers, Jemmy must use his quick wits not only to save himself, but the dislikable prince as well. Winner of the 1987 Newbery Medal.