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  • Bibliography:
    12 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    March 1995
  • Latest Book:
    June 2019
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Full Series List in Order

A Sir Robert Carey Mystery

1 - A Famine of Horses (Mar-1995)
2 - A Season of Knives (Mar-1996)
3 - A Surfeit of Guns (May-1997)
4 - A Plague of Angels (1998)
5 - A Murder of Crows (Jun-2010)
6 - An Air of Treason (Feb-2014)

Book List in Order: 12 titles



  • The author, who under her real name Patricia Finney has published two well received historicals, The Firedrake's Eye and The Unicorn's Blood, both set in the rein of Elizabeth I, parlays her mastery of the period with a robust sense of humor and vivi...



  • In 1592, Sir Robert Carey, a handsome courtier fleeing his creditors, his father's wrath, and the close scrutiny of his Queen, came north to Carlisle to take up his new post as Deputy Warden of the West March. The presence of his true love, the marri...



  • 1592: Sir Robert Carey is finding life in the North more complicated and dangerous than he expected.Now somebody has stolen the entire shipment of hand-guns that Queen Elizabeth I sent to Carlisle, in a daring daylight raid. Who did it? Where are the...



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    In 1592, dashing courtier Sir Robert Carey took up his northern post as Warden of the West March in order to escape the complications of creditors and court life. Trouble, however, dogs his heels wherever he goes. And where he goes in autumn, after t...



  • September 1592 -- and the redoubtable Sergeant Dodd is still in London with that dashing courtier Sir Robert Carey, dealing with the fall-out from their earlier adventures. Carey urgently needs to get back to Carlisle where he is the Deputy Warden an...



  • After his hair-raising adventures in London, Sir Robert Carey has finally tracked down Queen Elizabeth, who is about to make a state visit to Oxford. But instead of giving the Courtier his much-needed warrant and fee for being Deputy Warden of the We...



  • It's late August, 1592. Sir Robert Carey, cousin to Queen Elizabeth from the wrong side of Henry VIII's blanket, remains at his post on the Borders at Carlisle. He has at last been confirmed by his monarch as Deputy Warden, is still deeply in love...




  • Carlisle, 1592. Robert Carey abandoned the lace-collared finery of Queen Elizabeth I's court for the lawless badlands between the kingdoms of England and Scotland. He's found life among the border's cattle-rustlers, horse-thieves, arsonists, kidnappe...






  • Edinburgh, 1593. The new year begins. Sir Robert Carey has just foiled a double plot against King James. He rides for Leith hunting the would-be assassin now identified as Joachim Hochstetter, also known as Jonathan Hepburn. Has he taken ship for ...



  • Sir Robert Carey when he was eight years old -- was he a quiet, studious boy?Er... no. He plays tricks on everyone, runs his tutor ragged, and is utterly heedless. He's also charming, persuasive, full of energy. and an absolute nuisance to his loving...



Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

P.F. Chisholm has published 12 books.

P.F. Chisholm does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Swords in the East, was published in June 2019.

The first book by P.F. Chisholm, A Famine of Horses, was published in March 1995.

Yes. P.F. Chisholm has 1 series.