A tightly plotted page-turner packed with shocks, thrills and surprises, Marion Todd’s See Them Run is a captivating and chilling Scottish set police procedural guaranteed to keep readers on the edge of their seats.

DI Clare Mackay has only recently moved to St Andrews from Glasgow and her latest case is her most bizarre investigation yet. On the night of a wedding celebration, a guest is killed in a hit and run and a card bearing the number 5 has been placed on their chest. As Clare begins to dig deeper into this case, she quickly realises that this was not an accident, but what could the card with the number 5 mean? Was the card merely a random ruse thrown on the victim to throw the police off the scent? Or could it possibly mean something far more sinister and frightening?

When the following night another victim is struck down and a card with the number 4 is left on their chest, Clare and her team realise that they are looking for a serial killer with unfinished business. Three more murders are planned and Clare needs to find the murderer before more lives are lost and more people die in such tragic and sinister circumstances. But what could possibly link the victims? Why are these people being targeted? And what secrets do they have which has driven somebody to commit murder?

There is far more to this case than meets the eye and Clare needs to get to the bottom of this mystery and uncover this tangled web of lies and deceit. But solving this case is going to take Clare down a dark and twisted path that will force her to face her own demons and realise that the clue in solving this case lies in vanquishing the ghosts of her own past – because only then can she discover not just the secrets of the victims – but those of the evil killer intent on causing maximum destruction…

Marion Todd certainly knows how to write a spine-tingling thriller that keeps readers turning the pages late into the night and See Them Run is a fantastic read that is dark, twisted and fiendishly enjoyable. Full of twists and turns you will not see coming and jaw-dropping surprises, See Them Run is an excellent crime thriller written in the best-selling tradition of Ann Cleeves and Lin Anderson fans are going to love.

Clare McKay is a brilliant heroine and I am so pleased that there will be more titles featuring this brave, intelligent and inspirational detective.

A fantastic crime thriller from a name to watch out for, Marion Todd’s See Them Run is a compulsively readable tale fans of the genre will not want to miss.

An easy read about police procedures in Scotland. With few characters the mystery was easy to solve. Ideal for a light read.

On the night of a wedding celebration, one guest meets a grisly end when he’s killed in a hit-and-run. A card bearing the number ‘5’ has been placed on the victim’s chest. DI Clare Mackay, who recently moved from Glasgow to join the St Andrews force, leads the investigation. The following night another victim is struck down and a number ‘4’ card is at the scene. Clare and her team realise they’re against the clock to find a killer stalking the streets of the picturesque Scottish town and bent on carrying out three more murders.
This is I believe the author’s debut novel & I thoroughly enjoyed it. Well written, fast paced & right up my street for a riveting read. Much of the book is from Clare's point of view & because of this I felt that I got to know her. Twists and turns, good writing, well developed characters all made for a very good read. I certainly look forward to more from the author.
My honest review is for a special copy I voluntarily read

DI Clare Mackay and her team out of St. Andrews are hunting a cold, systematic serial killer. Men are being run over and left to die. Why are these particular men being targeted and who is murdering them in such a premeditated way? NO SPOILERS

Clare has recently taken a position as the most senior officer stationed in St. Andrews after a shooting incident in Glasgow resulted in her being emotionally and professionally damaged. She's left behind her lovely home, her job, and her boyfriend to take up the job in the small seaside town known for being the home of golf. She and her partner, DS Chris West, track down every lead in this excellent police procedural. Clare is methodical and very determined to solve this case and perhaps even put down roots in this community.

This was an excellent introduction to a new series featuring DI Clare Mackay and I can't wait for book #2 in order to get to know Clare, her team, and the area surrounding St. Andrews better. I loved the description of the setting and the writing style. Clare is slowing feeling her way into her new life and, though she is lonely and unsettled, I think she'll come around. The storyline was good and kept me so absorbed that I read this in a single sitting. Although I've read a ton of British crime fiction, not that many novels are set in Scotland so this was an interesting change of locale.

Thank you to NetGalley and Canelo for this e-book ARC to read, review and recommend.

Excellent murder drama set in Bonnie Scotland!
🤗🤗 Author Marion Todd really knows how to string together a gripping crime drama. The criminal investigation remains the main thrust of the story, but the personal life of DI Clare MacKay is woven into the plot to just the right degree. I myself admit the Scottish setting drew me initially to the book but it was the seamless writing and escalating suspense of finding the murderer before another strike that kept me glued to the pages.

I want to read more by the author, hopefully including a continuation of Clare & co. in Bonnie Scotland. Sorry, St. Andrews, but if it takes a spate of violent crime in Fife to get more of Clare MacKay, you'll have to deal with it! 😊

Thanks to publisher Canelo and NetGalley for providing a complimentary advance copy of the book; this is my voluntary and honest review.

A great start to a new detective series introducing DI Clare Mackay. She has just recently transferred from Glasgow to St Andrews, looking for somewhere a bit quiet. As well as a fresh start, she had been involved in a shooting of a 15 year old boy in Glasgow, where she had been a well respected officer. Until called out one day to a robbery of a store, the robbers had what looked like real guns. Clare a trained firearms officer had a gun pointed at her by a 15 year old male, despite wearing a vest she knew if he took a headshot it would kill her. She did what she was trained to do and fired first. It wasn’t until after the incident that they found the gun he was holding was a replica and she realised how young he was. After investigation Clare was cleared of any wrong doing. But things had changed. She had changed and her relationship with her boyfriend had changed. Clare put in for a transfer.

A wedding party, one of the guests Andy Robb receives text messages luring him outside, despite being married he is a ladies man, and thinks this is a message from someone interested in him. When he goes outside however he sees a car and goes towards it next thing he has been run over not just once but twice, killing him. Clare is called to the case by her sergeant the very efficient Jim. When she arrives at the scene SOCO are doing their thing before Clare can go anywhere near, she looks for her sergeant sees him and he walks over to her to fill her in on what’s what, but Clare can smell alcohol on his breath and challenges him on it as he knew he was on call, this is his one and only chance. I love that she takes no nonsense. She says it as it is. When SOCO are finished they hand a card with the number 5 on it that had been pinned to the body. Whilst still investigating this case another one happens.

This time it’s a Bruce Gilmartin, he own a local brewing company, the same thing, a hit and run, this time a card with the number 4 has been left with the body. Clare knows she has to work hard, the clock is ticking they don’t want another body. They don’t know how these people are linked except for they know that the first victim did something or went somewhere every Thursday but no one seems to know where or what it was, and it seems the same for the second victim.

DCI Gibson has come to oversee Clare with the case, asking her if she is up to it, or if she would like something less stressful to do! I found that a little patronising. But Clare assures him she is fine. But the two do have a couple of face offs when the DCI doesn’t like her handling of Jennifer Gilmore the second victims wife also a personal friend of the DCI, and he again questions her ability to run this case. Despite the fact she has been declared fit for duty.

This is a well written police procedural, covering details with a lot of accuracy, I love the team we have been introduced to so far and look forward to getting to know more about Clare and the rest of the characters in the next book. Great Debut novel. Highly recommend.

Thank you to #netgalley and #Canelopublishers for an eARC in exchange for a fair, honest and unbiased review.

My thanks to Canelo for an eARC via NetGalley of Marion Todd’s ‘See Them Run’ in exchange for an honest review.

This is the first in a new police procedural featuring DI Clare Mackay, who has recently relocated from Glasgow to the small seaside town of St. Andrews, known for its prestigious university.

On the night of a wedding celebration a guest is killed in a hit and run. A card with the number ‘5’ is found on him. Clare and her team begin to investigate. Then the next night another victim is run down and a card reading ‘4’ is found at the scene. In order to prevent further deaths the police have to find the link between the victims. Then the case takes a surprising direction.

This was a cracking police procedural that was very gripping and fast paced. The investigation was very thorough and ticked all the boxes to make it feel authentic. I read it in a single sitting.

It was a very promising start and I can hardly wait for the next in the series due out in February 2020.

A great start for a new series for D I Mackay. Kept me enthralled from the beginning until the last page. It was fast paced and had plenty of suspense throughout. Look forward to her next offering. Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the chance to review it..

I would like to thank Netgalley and Canelo for an advance copy of See Them Run, the first novel to feature DI Clare Mackay of the St Andrews Police.

Clare has only recently moved to St Andrews when she is called out to her first murder case where a man has been lured out of a wedding and run over. Puzzlingly, a card with the number 5 has been pinned to his chest. When a second man is killed the same way with the number 4 attached Clare and the team realise that they are looking for a potential serial killer.

I thoroughly enjoyed See Them Run which is a tense, exciting read that never flags. After an initial description of the first victim’s experience the narrative sticks firmly to Clare’s point of view. I like this approach as it gives the reader the opportunity to identify with her and get really involved in the highs and lows of the investigation. I found myself gripped and unwilling to put it down. I also liked the plot which, while covering fairly familiar ground in crime fiction, is distinctive enough to have its own voice. The reveals come at satisfying intervals but often throw up twists or further questions so the reader is still left with plenty of interest and curiosity.

I also liked the balance of work and personal in Clare’s life. After a difficult situation she left Glasgow for a fresh start in St Andrews. It is not immediately clear what that situation is but it is teased out over the course of the novel and hums in the background of her life. I thought it was well handled - serious enough to be distracting but not over emphasised at the expense of the investigation. In fact I think the whole novel is very accomplished for a debut.

Although Clare is the protagonist of the novel I didn’t feel that I really got to know her in this novel. She is a smart, dedicated detective and obviously a decent human being but, perhaps because she is determined to make her mark on a new patch, she seems to have little life outside her job. I’m looking forward to getting to know her better as the series, hopefully, progresses.

See Them Run is a good read that I have no hesitation in recommending.

A delightful beginning to a planned new police procedural series based in Scotland. The book and series features DI Clare MacKay, a former armed response officer who shot and killed a teenage suspect. Although the shooting was determined to be justified, with the suspect approaching the police with a gun pointed at them. It was later determined the gun he held was a toy, and the family is now considering a civil suit against Clare. All this is happening while Clare and her team begin investigating a murder which quickly escalates to another murder and a suspicion they may actually be hunting a serial killer.
Before the shooting, Clare was a successful police officer who lived with her boyfriend in a committed, loving relationship. Their relationship became strained as she was tried for the shooting and her boyfriend’s law office represented the victim’s family. Although he recused himself, he refused Clare’s request to sit with her in court and show his support. As soon as she was exonerated, she decided to leave Glasgow, separate from her boyfriend and move to St. Andrews to reestablish herself. The DCI who is called in to assist her team as they work to solve the murders questions if she is emotionally strong enough to complete the investigation.
Clare has been through counseling, and has been given permission to return to active duty, although the welfare officer still asks her if she is in need of additional assistance. As the book progresses, Clare and the DCI face off on several issues including her fitness to serve and his objection to the treatment of one of the victim’s wives who is a personal friend of his. The tension is just enough to add interest to the story without becoming overwhelming.
The book comes to a satisfactory conclusion and while I had figured it out prior to the final chapters I wasn’t too far ahead and it did not diminish my enjoyment of the novel. There are some great set-ups for the series to move forward with Clare possibly getting a new place to live, a potential love triangle as the old boyfriend tries to reconcile at almost the same time Clare meets someone new. There are several secondary characters who are engaging and offer possible secondary storylines as their relationships with Clare are expanded. Plus, while there is little detail offered about the location, it is still an added bonus to vicaiously travel to Scotland.
If you like police procedurals, or detective fiction, or detective fiction in Scotland, then this is a series for you to consider picking up in the beginning. This story is complete within the novel, but relationships and how they play out are likely to expand with the series. It’s scheduled to be published on October 31st, so you have just enough time to visit your local bookseller to order it or get on the waiting list at your library. If they haven’t ordered it, now is the time to ask them to put it on their list. My thanks to Canelo Publishing and NetGalley for an advanced digital read copy of the book in exchange for an unbiased review.

See Them Run is the debut book from Marion Todd and it is an excellent police murder procedural novel and a great start to what will hopefully be a very enjoyable and successful series.

Set in and around St Andrews in Scotland DI Mackay is new to the area following her recent transfer and is thrown into a complex but well plotted murder investigation

The author paces the story well and there are a number of good twists & turns throughout that keep you guessing until the end.

Definitely recommended.

The first novel in a series featuring D.I. Claire Mackay. Rich characterization, an interesting location and a very satisfying plot makes this a gripping debut novel, This is an enjoyable police procedural which captures the reader's attention from the very beginning. I look forward to the next in this series .My thanks to Net Galley, the publisher and the author for allowing me to read an advance copy in exchange for an honest review.

This is a really good start to a series. Interesting characters with great backstories and a lot of suspense which kept me on the edge of my seat the whole way through. I hope there are more books to come.

Thank you to Netgalley for my copy.

Thanks to NetGalley and Canelo Publishing for allowing my request to read this brilliant debut and first in a series.

Set in Scotland, DI Clare Mackay finds herself investigating a hit and run which turns into the first of a series of killings, linked by a series of cards left with each victim bearing a number. Beginning with a ‘5’, number ‘4’ follows quickly.

The victims appear to have one thing in common; they all go out on a Thursday evening but no one knows where they go or why.

The case moves forward when there is a witness to one of the attempted murders, and the victim survives.


Thoroughly enjoyed it and will be looking out for book 2.

A great fast paced read. The first book to a series involving DI Clare Mackay based in St Andrews. Whilst she has a past, she manages to deal with that as well as solve a multiple murder case. I am looking forward to reading the next in the series.

A great new start to a new Police procedural series. I just love them. Detective Inspector Clare Mackay recently transferred from Glasgow to St Andrews after an incident that changed her direction in her career.
A body is found in a car park of a nearby hotel where a wedding reception is under way. The body was crushed under the wheels of a car. Not once but twice. A card with the number 5 is left with the body. Nobody knows why he was killed. When another body is found with the number 4 Clare knows that there is a serial killer on the loose. There is a race against time to find why these people are being murdered and what is the link between them, before someone else is killed.
This is another great intriguing series. Great storyline and interesting characters. I would have liked to find out more of the different team members but, maybe that will develop in the next episode of the series. I will look forward to it.

3.5-4*
What a wonderful setting for this new series from Marion Todd. I made an all too brief visit to St Andrews a couple of years ago after enjoying the Bloody Scotland crime festival. I thought it would be somewhere I would enjoy returning to. Now I have, albeit in my minds eye, through this splendid book.

DI Clare Mackay has recently joined the St Andrews force after a devastating incident she had whilst serving in Glasgow. She is the senior officer in St Andrews. So, when a man is brutally killed in a road traffic incident, she heads up the investigation. She and her team are barely into the investigation when another hit and run occurs. It’s seems to be the same perpetrator, there is a calling card left with each body and it all points to further murders.

This is a really good police procedural and we are taken on a grisly and heart rending journey to find the link between these murders and to catch a killer.

We are just getting to know Clare and the other characters in this first novel. I found her quite a sympathetic character she interacted well with colleagues, witnesses and suspects whilst maintaining a professional attitude. Her personal life is where we get more background and the two do collide especially when a DCI is brought in to act as the SIO. He seems to dislike Clare even though they have not previously worked together. She does wonder whether she has made the right move. Still the balance is good and this does not overshadow the investigation.

As the investigation continues we find out some rather dark and appalling things about the victims. This is handled well, is not graphic, whilst still allowing the reader to be caught up with the storyline. Clare’s instinct and experience allows for a heart stopping finale in the need to stop a further killing.

The story flowed well, building tension, drawing you into it and you were with Clare every step of the way. Such a good first outing must have many more investigations to come and I will look forward to immersing myself in them.

I hope you will give this splendid book a read and enjoy it as much as I did.

Thanks

With thanks to Sophie at Canelo for early access to See them run by Marion Todd via NetGalley.

This book was fast paced. Hard to put down. It flowed well and it was very well written. It caught hold of me and had me hooked from the start . I was literally on the edge of my seat reading this book.

What a cracking start to this new Detective series, my fav genre and I’m delighted to say, another series to add to my ever growing list…. When the body of a man is discovered in the driveway of a hotel, it is very obvious it was a deliberate hit and run, a card with the No. “5” left on his body, does this mean there were 5 victims before him? Detective Inspector Clare Mackay is called to the scene, having only recently moved to St. Andrews in Glasgow and heading up a new team, she is thrown straight into the deep end especially when only getting to grips with the first victim and his womanising history, a second body is found the next night with another card No “4”…. Someone is on the countdown but who are the remaining victims and what links them…. Can Clare and her team get to the bottom of it before more bodies turn up…….

As and aside, Clare is dealing with personal issues, the reason she left Glasgow after a fatal shooting of a teenage boy she was involved in, although having been cleared of any wrong doing, the family now want to pursue her privately…. Her ex is also back on the scene but can she deal with all this and this new case?

A fantastic start to a very promising series, a great police procedural mystery and I look forward to reading more in this series and discovering more about DI Mackay.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for the ARC in return for an unbiased review.
As a Scot I love reading Scottish crime and Ms Todd is new name on the scene with her debut publication.
Good strong characters and feel there is a lot more behind the main character than is disclosed in this first in a planned series of publications.
Good indepth story and several twists along the way.
Really enjoyed it and heres to many more to come.
Keep up the good work.