There are 9 books in the Detective Clare Mackay series. The newest book is Dead Man's Shoes which came out in 2025.

1
See Them Run

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE BLOODY SCOTLAND SCOTTISH CRIME DEBUT OF THE YEAR 2020

In a famous Scottish town, someone is bent on murder - but why?

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'…

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2
In Plain Sight

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A child's life is at stake. Which of the residents of St Andrews is hiding something - and why?

When a baby girl is snatched from the crowd of spectators at a fun run, the local police have a major investigation on their hands. DI Clare Mackay and her team…

3
Lies to Tell

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Keep your friends close and your enemies closer...

Early one morning DI Clare Mackay receives a message from her boss DCI Alastair Gibson telling her to meet him in secret. She does as he asks and is taken from St Andrews to a secure location in the remote Scottish hills.…

4
What They Knewok

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DI Clare Mackay starts the new year with a death...

It is the stroke of midnight on Hogmanay when Alison Reid admits a caller to her home. When her death is later reported, DI Clare Mackay attends the scene. The initial evidence does not rule out murder, but it's not…

5
Next in Line

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A murder victim with celebrity connections spells trouble for DI Clare Mackay...

Gaby Fox is known to many due to her successful TV career, so when her brother and his pals hire the salubrious Lamond Lodge for his birthday celebrations, it is noted by the St Andrews locals. A ripple…

6
Old Bones Lie

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DI Clare Mackay is about to face a test of her loyalty

When a report comes in that a van containing two prison officers and a convicted jewel thief is missing, the police in St Andrews work quickly to locate the vehicle. Their efforts prove in vain when no trace…

7
A Blind Eye

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Can DI Clare Mackay unravel a dead man's secrets?

Harry Richards, a local solicitor, is found in his car, throat slit.

DI Clare Mackay is on the case. She soon learns that Harry was not the upstanding man he seemed to be. Finding the killer should be easy.

Then the…

8
Bridges to Burn

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How can DI Clare Mackay uncover the facts if nothing is what it seems?

DI Clare Mackay is called to Albany High, where the body of a girl has been found. A suspected suicide yet Sophie Bakewell was by all accounts a cheerful, talented student. Could she really have been…

9
Dead Man's Shoes

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Will DI Clare Mackay end up with blood on her hands?

A young man is found dead near a nightclub. He has marks on his neck, the signature of the Choker, a killer who has been targeting gay men across the country. Now, it seems he's in DI Clare Mackay's…