Everything you need to understand or teach Sixteen Horses by Greg Buchanan.
In the crime novel Sixteen Horses by Greg Buchanan, Cooper Allen, a forensic veterinarian, has been called to the town of Ilmarsh to investigate after the decapitated heads of sixteen horses are found buried in a field. Cooper becomes so caught up in the case with its elements of animal abuse, blackmail, and mental illness that she fears she will never be the same again. Themes in the novel include unresolved guilt, the impact of mental illness, and cruelty to animals.