Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | See Them Run | 2019 | Marion Todd | Buy |
| 2 | In Plain Sight | 2020 | Marion Todd | Buy |
| 3 | Lies to Tell | 2020 | Marion Todd | Buy |
| 4 | What They Knew | 2021 | Marion Todd | Buy |
| 5 | Next in Line | 2021 | Marion Todd | Buy |
| 6 | Old Bones Lie | 2022 | Marion Todd | Buy |
| 7 | A Blind Eye | 2023 | Marion Todd | Buy |
| 8 | Bridges to Burn | 2024 | Marion Todd | Buy |
| 9 | Dead Man’s Shoes | 2025 | Marion Todd | Buy |
| 10 | Watch Them Fall | 2026 | Marion Todd | Buy |
The Detective Clare Mackay series follows DI Clare Mackay as she investigates crimes in and around St Andrews, Fife. Clare transferred to St Andrews from Glasgow, and the contrast between the quiet university town and the serious crimes she encounters is a recurring thread in the books. The series began with See Them Run in 2019, where a child goes missing and Clare must deal with a case that has personal connections she did not expect.
Marion Todd has kept the series going at a steady pace, with roughly one book per year. Each novel features a standalone investigation, but Clare’s personal story carries forward from book to book. Her relationships, her career ambitions, and the pressures of police work in a small Scottish town are woven through the cases she handles. The Fife setting gives the series a different feel from the grittier urban crime fiction set in Edinburgh or Glasgow, though Todd does not shy away from dark subject matter.
The books have been well received by readers who enjoy British police procedurals with a strong sense of place. Todd writes procedural detail with confidence, and Clare is a practical, competent detective rather than a troubled genius or a maverick rule-breaker.