John Reed Scott's works include Beatrix of Clare, The Cab of the Sleeping Horse, and The Colonel of the Red Huzzars. Beatrix of Clare is a romance novel set in the time of Richard III. Beatrix is the Countess of Clare. The king and queen approve of the knight De Lacy winning her favor. Their affair is troubled by abduction and bloodshed not to mention the great events surrounding the court at that time.