A Famine of Horses

A Famine of Horses
Written by	P. F. Chisholm
Published	1994
ISBNs	9781615954056 (epub)
Series characters	Jemmy Atkinson Richard Bell Thomas Carleton Barnabus Cooke Robert Carey Henry Dodd Janet Dodd Red Sandy Dodd Hutchin Graham Richard Lowther Long George Little Philadelphia Scrope Thomas Scrope Daniel Swanders Elizabeth Widdrington Young Henry Widdrington
Book characters	Mary Graham Young Jock Graham Sweetmilk Geordie Graham
Referenced characters	Henry Carey John Carey Queen Elizabeth
Next	A Season of Knives

A Famine of Horses is the first book of the Sir Robert Carey Mysteries.

"Good luck to them. We've a famine of horses hereabouts."—Thomas Carleton

Synopsis

Sunday, 18th June 1592

Sergeant Henry Dodd and his patrol find the body of Sweetmilk Geordie Graham. The patrol encounters John Graham and a group of Grahams. Jock wants the body, but Dodd says it must be taken for identification even through he had recognized Sweetmilk. Sir Robert Carey arrives at Carlisle Castle to take up duties as deputy warden by invitation from his brother-in-law, Thomas Scrope. Richard Lowther, who was deputy warden under Scrope's recently deceased father, is incensed about not being re-appointed.

Tuesday, 20th June 1592

Carey and his troops capture Young Jock Graham and others while in hot pursuit.

Historical References

• Henry Scrope, Thomas Scrope's father, died on 13th June 1592.
• King James's horses were kept at Falkland Palace.