‘A Blind Eye’ by Marion Todd
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Published by Canelo London, 8 June 2023.
ISBN: 978-1-80436 213-6
When local solicitor Harry Richards is
reported missing, nobody expects him to be discovered in his car in a local
forest with his throat cut. His wife, Louise, who reported him missing, thinks
she is being stalked. Soon after DI Clare Mackay starts investigating, the wife
of Harry Richard’s paralegal, Simon Miller, is killed in a bizarre accident
when she drives into a small electricity substation. What is going on in this
peaceful part of Scotland that embraces St Andrews with its ancient university
and isn’t that far from the bustling metropolis of Dundee?
One hint comes
from Harry’s former trainee, Emma Halliday. She has been heard commenting that
perhaps Harry wasn’t always as ethical as he should be. Enquiries suggest Harry
might have been involved with Colin “Coke” Grandison. Colin is a thoroughly
unpleasant character who likes to portray himself as a local charitable
benefactor whilst making money by all sorts of underhand dealings.
Unfortunately, up until now, the police have never been able to pin anything on
him. Has Grandison trapped Harry into
using illegal practices?
In A blind eye,
Marion Todd skillfully weaves a myriad of threads, some pertaining to the
police’s investigations surrounding the dead solicitor, some to the personal
lives of those who serve with DI Mackay, and others that relate to DI Mackay’s
own circumstances regarding boyfriend DCI Alastair Gibson and her English
bulldog, Bengy, who to everyone’s horror, is deliberately injured during the
investigation. I hadn’t read any of
Marion Todd’s DI Clare Mackay books before.
I found this one delightfully easy to read, I enjoyed the characters and
intend to go back and read the previous books in the series. ------ Reviewer: Angela Crowther.
Marion Todd studied
music and worked for many years as a piano teacher and jobbing accompanist. A
spell as a hotel lounge pianist provided rich fodder for her writing and she
began experimenting with a variety of genres. Early success saw her winning
first prize in the Family Circle Magazine Short Story for Children national
competition and she followed this up by writing short stories and articles for
her local newspaper. Marion has also worked as a college lecturer, plantswoman
and candle-maker and now is a full-time writer, penning the DI Clare Mackay
series of crime fiction novels set in St Andrews. Marion lives now in North
East Fife, overlooking the magnificent River Tay.
Angela
Crowther is
a retired scientist. She has published many scientific papers but, as
yet, no crime fiction. In her spare time Angela belongs to a Handbell
Ringing group, goes country dancing and enjoys listening to music, particularly
the operas of Verdi and Wagner.
