A good read, which kept my attention throughout. I would recommend this as a good holiday reading book. Very enjoyable.

Fabulous plot which I could not put down. Brilliant characters, and twists and turns. Highly recommend to other fans of this genre!!

Brilliant, so gripping! I read it in one evening as I couldn't put it down. Looking forearf to reading more from the author!

I have had issues with police procedurals while this book has been waiting on my virtual shelves. I find some of them too graphic, others coarse, and sometimes the personal issues overshadow the case itself. In this particular first book of the series, I thought the book achieved a delicate balance between the different parts.
We have a person new to the job who has moved from a big city to a smaller town which has its own cliques and secrets. The beginning is a little off-putting with a pretty graphic text exchange between the first victim and an anonymous person. It gets progressively better from there. The murders and the reasons behind them, as well as the characters doing the investigating, are ones that a reader can get behind. There is a certain level of emotional investment that is achieved with the way things unfold. It did not feel like a large story, with the sequence of events happening one after another, including the lead, Clare getting into trouble part way but figuring out a way to win the overall issue.
Clare is in trouble but is the kind of righteous character who works well at the helm of such a book. I liked the way the series has begun and would not mind reading the others in the series that have since been printed.
I received an ARC thanks to NetGalley and the publishers, but the review is entirely based on my own reading experience.

Excellent book I loved it and hopefully more will follow. This will be a great series if they continue. Please can I have the next one. Good plot, good characters and great story.
Definitely recommend

First in a hopefully long series featuring Detective Clare Mackay, set in St. Andrews. Brilliant keeps-you-on-the-edge-of-the-seat thriller, clever plot, unpredictable twists. Highly recommended! Thank you Netgalley and publisher Canelo for an ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

Wow! Just... wow!

Fast paced with a carefully thought out plot, once I started this book, I couldn't put it down. So many unexpected twists and turns and the characters were all well drawn, which elevated the whole tale.

Can't wait for more in the series.

Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC without obligation.

A great start to a police crime series based in Scotland
This is a thriller which is packed full of action.
Can’t wait to read more in the series

I received a free ARC copy of this via NetGalley and the publishers Canelo, in return for an unbiased review. Apologies for this taking so long - I had mistaken it for a purchased book on my Kindle iPad app (I’ve now set up a system to avoid this happening again), and then I couldn’t find the copy on my Kindle device. All solved now though - and this was a very good opening book for a debut writer. A good and twisty plot with a few curveballs, and decent characters (though I’d like more of them to become more fleshed out in later books). This was a very good starting point for a series. There was something about the writing which did flag it as debut book by a debut writer to me, I admit - not sure quite how to explain it, but sometimes it felt a little too eager/trying too hard, or maybe a little too stilted in the writing? I don’t know how to explain it, but I wasn’t surprised to see it was a first book. I’m sure this would become more fluid, settled and polished with subsequent books though, as Todd finds her feet. That set aside, and wanting the other characters to become more detailed, this was a very good book and I’d happily read the others which follow!

I really enjoyed this fast paced, cleverly plotted thriller.

I was hooked from the start and could not put this rollercoaster of a book down. Well paced with lots of twists and turns along the way which I didn't see coming, well written characters and a very satisfying ending.

Fabulous, highly recommended - I can't wait to read more in this series.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review

A really well written thriller that catches your attention from page one.
Well developed storyline full of twists and turns.

A really good and interesting read. 4.5 stars.

Thank you to NetGalley and Canelo for the ARC of this book. This is my honest review. All opinions are my own.

Great intro to a new series.
Clare leaves her position after a tragic misunderstanding. After being declared not at fault, Clare takes a position in St. Andrews, a small community.
Things are going smooth until Andy Robb is hit by a car. The driver gets out to ensure he is dead, then reverses over him. This absolutely drew my attention- what could he have done that was so horrible someone would drive over him twice?
The killer left a notecard - the number 5.
Then there is a number 4.
While Clare races to find a lead, the Richtie family files for an investigation questioning Clare's innocene.
I enjoyed this plot - suspense, twists. I felt the method of murder was warranted.
Again, great start to a new series.

This was a captivating thriller that had so many twists and turns. The characters were very believable and it was fascinating to see how a murder investigation is carried out even when your DCI doesn't believe you are up to the job! The subject was very well researched and very sensitively handled and that showed in the writing

A great read. Would thoroughly recommend

I really enjoyed this thriller, the main character has an intriguing back story and the story flowed well.

Detective Clare Mackay #1

DI Clare Mackay as recently transfer from Glasgow to St. Andrews. A man has been murdered at a hotel during a wedding reception. He had been knocked down by a hit and run driver and a card with the number 5 had been left beside him. This is the first in a series of killings and cards re left beside each victim. Clare and her team are under pressure to solve these murders.

This is a gripping and fast paced police procedural. Clare comes with a backstory ut I will leave you to find out what it is when you read the book. The characters are well rounded and believable. Set in St. Andrews but we do visit some other beautiful Scottish locations. It full of twist, turns and surprises. A very promising start to a new police procedural series. I'm looking forward to reading what the next book has to offer.

I would like to thank NetGalley, Canelo and the author Marion Todd for my ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you NetGalley and Canelo for the eARC.
The first in the DI Claire McKay is a great procedural mystery set in St. Andrews of golfing fame. She's moved from Glasgow after a disastrous event there.
Her first case is of a man deliberately hit and killed by a car during a wedding party. Soon there are two more men mown down, and the team know there are at least a couple more in danger of the same fate occurring.
I very much liked Claire and her backstory, she's a hard-working and plucky woman who's overcoming a tough time in Glasgow. It also helped that she's a dog lover who meets Benny, the sweet canine who's mixed up in the drama and takes care of him when he's homeless.
St. Andrews is another character I really enjoyed, it sounds wonderful. The pace of the story is fast, the writing is excellent and all the characters are well fleshed. The ending was one of those that make you go OMG, I didn't see that coming. Great stuff!
Can't wait to read no. 2 in the series, I have a feeling it's going to be one of those series that make you wish the author will write quickly so you don't have to wait long for the next one. Great Tartan Noir, highly recommended!

Having missed reading this before publication, I am looking forward to the book having just read and enjoyed the second book in the Detective Clare Mackay series 'In Plain Sight'.

Now, with the benefit of hindsight, I would recommend reading these books in order. They each stand out well on their own merit. However as with most series of books featuring a particular detective, it is enjoyable to see how the author develops the characters.

It is difficult to avoid spoiling the story when discussing why there have been more than one hit and run killings, suffice to say that there are some disturbing themes running through this novel.

Marion Todd handles them well, without unnecessary tasteless details. The book has plenty of twists and turns before we finally learn who is to blame.

I think that the police procedural aspects of this novel are well written. In all, I really liked this book and will look forward to future novels by Marion Todd.

Once again I give my thanks to Netgalley and Canelo for copy of this book in exchange for this review.

I really enjoyed See Them Run from start to finish. First, the main character Clare MacKay has just enough of a past to be intriguing - yet you can see already that St. Andrews will be her new home. The main plot was extremely interesting all the way through with a completely satisfying ending. And the addition of Benjy certainly didn't hurt - I've never met a DI I didn't like who had a dog.

A gripping thriller, with vivid characters and a excellent who-dunnit plot. There are points that make for difficult reading, but they are handled with care - and highlight an issue which is still prevalent.

All in all, an excellent read.

DI Clare Mackay has transferred for St Andrews after an incident in Glasgow. Leaving her old job, family, friends and home she starts fresh with a new team. A serial killer is killing men in a horrid way and the team need to find out who and why before anyone else is killed.

This was a strong start to a new series and I really enjoyed reading Crime not set in Glasgow or Edinburgh for a change.

Thank you to netgalley and the publishers for this arc in exchange for my honest review.