Watch Them FallA must-read Scottish police procedural from one of tartan noir's greatest
DI Clare Mackay will be pushed to her limits as the bodies begin to pile up...
A body is hauled out of St Andrews harbour. The cause of death – a blow to the back of the head.
DI Clare Mackay and her team are immediately suspicious. This was no accident. Local Dennis Gibb was murdered.
Meanwhile a string of burglaries across town divide Clare’s attention and she is drawn into a world of property developers, holiday lets and protestors determined to put a stop to the new building works.
When another person linked to Dennis is murdered, the investigation becomes even more urgent and Clare is led down a winding path to local secrets, hidden animosity and dodgy business deals…
The next gripping instalment in the bestselling series from the Queen of Tartan Noir and former Bloody Scotland Scottish Crime Debut of the Year nominee Marion Todd.
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Marion Todd
Marion grew up in the City of Dundee, now home to the magnificent V&A Museum. Always a keen writer, she has had point-of-view pieces published in the Dundee Courier and short stories in My Weekly magazine. She won first prize in the Family Circle Magazine Short Story for Children Competition in 1987.
Before becoming a full-time writer, Marion worked as a lecturer, candle-maker and hotel lounge pianist, a job which provided rich material for her novels.
In 2018 Marion was long-listed for the Sunstory Award and the Scottish Arts Council Short Story Award and in 2019 was short-listed for Dundee Rep’s Stripped programme.
More recently, Marion has turned her hand to crime fiction and in 2020 was shortlisted for the prestigious Bloody Scotland Scottish Crime Debut of the Year award with her novel See Them Run, the first in the DI Clare Mackay crime series.
Marion lives in North East Fife overlooking the River Tay and is a sometime babysitter for her daughter’s unruly but lovable dog.
Detective Clare Mackay
Detective Clare Mackay consists of ten books and series is set to expand with the upcoming release of one more book. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.

