PF Chisholm Books in Order

Newly posted to Carlisle, Sir Robert Carey hopes to escape his troubles and stay near the woman he loves. Instead he finds a murdered boy, missing horses, and a frontier full of enemies.

When a murder throws suspicion across Sir Robert Carey's household, his loyal servant Barnabus is caught in the middle. Carey must handle border feuds, political scheming, and danger aimed close to home.

Carey and Sergeant Dodd ride into Scotland, where gun-running, treason, and court maneuvering make every alliance uncertain. The further north they go, the more dangerous the game becomes.

Sir Robert Carey and Sergeant Dodd head to London, where Border habits do not fit neatly with court life. Fresh trouble follows them anyway, bringing murder, politics, and Dodd's blunt methods into the capital.

Still in London, Carey is drawn into another tangle of suspicion while Sergeant Dodd makes enemies of his own. Court politics, bad blood, and a troublesome lawyer make this case especially messy.

Back in Carlisle, Carey is battling toothache when a pregnant woman arrives with news of rape and murder across the Border. The case pulls in choirs, feuds, and fresh violence headed their way.

Sergeant Dodd has vanished, and Sir Robert Carey is handed an old case that is anything but dead. Solving it means digging into dangerous loyalties and treason that still has teeth.

Carey rides to Edinburgh with an angry Dodd, a mysterious scholar, and signs of a plot against King James. Science, politics, and assassination all collide at the Scottish court.

Ordered to track an assassin, Carey follows the trail through snowy country and into a mining family with secrets. Missing men, rival clans, and danger underground make this a tense hunt.

Long before Carlisle and royal missions, eight-year-old Robert Carey is already curious, troublesome, and hard to contain. This short adventure shows the future courtier as a bright, infuriating child.