A Blind Eye by Marion Todd

Harry Richards, a local solicitor, is found in his car, throat slit.

DI Clare Mackay is on the case. She soon learns that Harry was not the upstanding man he seemed to be. Finding the killer should be easy.

Then the wife of one of Harry’s colleagues is discovered dead in her car, and Clare realises there is something more sinister at play…

Can she find out who’s behind the murders before they turn their attention to her?

An utterly gripping addition to the bestselling crime series by much-loved Scottish author, Marion Todd. Perfect for fans of Alex Gray, Caro Ramsay and the Karen Pirie series.

About the author

A native of Dundee, Marion studied music and worked for many years as a piano teacher and jobbing accompanist. A spell as a hotel lounge pianist provided rich fodder for her writing and she began experimenting with a variety of genres. Early success saw her winning first prize in the Family Circle Magazine Short Story for Children national competition and she followed this up by writing short stories and articles for her local newspaper.

Marion has also worked as a college lecturer, plantswoman and candle-maker and now is a full-time writer, penning the DI Clare Mackay series of crime fiction novels set in St Andrews. The first of these, SEE THEM RUN, was shortlisted for the Bloody Scotland Scottish Crime Debut Novel of the Year 2020.

Marion lives now in North East Fife, overlooking the magnificent River Tay. When she's not writing she can be found tussling with her with her jungle-like garden and walking her daughter’s unruly but lovable dog. You can find out more about Marion at her website: www.mariontodd.com

Marion is represented by Northbank Talent Management and her crime novels are published by Canelo

Review

‘A Blind Eye’ is a thrilling read full of tension, suspense and a plot that turns very dark indeed! This series follows DI Clare MacKay and it is one that I look forward to. It has become one of my go to series and I am already eagerly awaiting the next book. However, you don’t need to have read the previous books to enjoy this one as it’s very much a self contained story of its own. I would recommend reading them though as it’s a brilliant series!

Harry Richards is a solicitor based in St. Andrews and he has been found dead. Murdered. Throat cut whilst he was in his car deep in the woods. DI Clare MacKay and her team are asked to look into the death and they soon find out that Harry wasn’t as squeaky clean as people thought. His wife has also reported that someone is stalking her. Plus, when someone remotely associated to the law practise crashes her car Clare doesn’t think this is a coincidence. Is there something bigger going on and will Clare work it out in time…

Marion has created something special in this series in the characters that form the main team - Clare, DS Chris West and his future wife Sara, reliable Sergeant Jim Douglas and especially Robbie in this book! I really thought that his story and thread was the best in the book. It deals with the issue of staffs mental health in the police force and whether there could be more done to help those that are struggling. An important topic. For me personally as well. My father used to be a copper and was the first on the scene on a train crash at Polmont in the 1980s. Until he died he has constant flashbacks to that day and struggled with getting to sleep because of it. That was 40 years that it could have been addressed and wasn’t. These issues need to be addressed and hopefully stories like this means that process is being made.

This is a slower burn of a book than some of Marion’s previous ones but stick with it as all the threads and information that come together in a thrilling finale!

Let me know if you pick this one up!

I have also picked ‘A Blind Eye’ as my ‘Scottish Book of the Month’ for my bookshop! You can find it here;

https://www.murderatthebookshop.com/shop/p/a-blind-eye-by-marion-todd?rq=blind