A Blind Eye: A twisty and gripping detective thriller (Detective Clare Mackay, 7)

A Blind Eye by Marion Todd is a detective thriller featuring DI Clare Mackay. It is the seventh instalment in the Detective Clare Mackay series and was selected as The Scots Magazine Book of the Month for May 2023.

Key details

• Author: Marion Todd
• Series: Detective Clare Mackay
• Series number: 7
• The Scots Magazine Book of the Month (May 2023)

Synopsis

Local solicitor Harry Richards is found dead in his car with his throat slit, and DI Clare Mackay is assigned to the investigation. As she looks into his life, Clare discovers he was not the respectable figure he appeared to be.

What initially seems straightforward becomes more troubling when the wife of one of Harry’s colleagues is also found dead in her car. With the case taking a darker turn, Clare must uncover who is behind the killings before the danger reaches closer to home.

Praise

• Described by Helen Fields as “Tartan Noir at its nail-biting, brutal, bloody best”
• The Sun calls it a story that “grips you from the start and never lets you go”
• JD Kirk praises the “mystery and intrigue through every page”
• The Scots Magazine highlights its pace and page-turning momentum