Payback Claire MacLeary

When police are called to a murder scene at the home of Aberdeen socialite Annabel Imray, they are under pressure to get a conviction, and fast. The last thing they want is the distraction of a series of baffling break-ins. The victims, all of them women, are terrorised: just how did the intruder know so much about them?
Meanwhile, local PIs Maggie Laird and Wilma Harcus are at rock bottom, their bills mounting. As Maggie prepares to sell her home and contemplates dissolving the agency, Wilma goes off-piste to get a loan. But when the clock starts ticking on repayment, she realises the price is too high.
And before long, Maggie herself is in grave danger. Wilma fears the worst. Can she find her before it’s too late?
Available from bookshops and online.
Scots Whay Hae! – Quines of Crime Claire MacLeary – review of Payback
Jim and Pat’s West End Chat Podcast – Pat chats to novelist Claire MacLeary
This section: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, New Books by Scottish Writers, Pat's Home Page Blog, People: Local Glasgow West End Characters, Podcast: JIm and Pat's West End Chat
Related Pages
- WW1 Commemorative Plaque Unveiling at Maryhill Burgh Halls
- G20 Youth – Kilt Walk
- Michael Pedersen in conversation with Nicola Sturgeon
- Arran Rock n Blues Masterclass
- Punks for Palestine Weekender
- Picnic – Glasgow for Europe at the Botanics
- Games Night: Space and Place
- Scottish Writers’ Centre: Hand on the Baton
- WestFest 2025
- Weaving Song Workshop
- Wully Davidson Bus Pass Rambles: Islay
- Night Market at Cottiers
- G20 Weekly Gardening Sessions
- Record Store Day at GFT
- Bob Law’s Blog: A Fresh Look at Greenock
- Mika & Me Optical Studios Glasgow
- Les rendez-vous d’Anna (Meetings with Anna)
- Take 2: Sonic the Hedgehog 3
- Special Screenings to Celebrate Autism Friendly Club’s 10th Anniversary at GFT
- Chris McQueer and Michael Pederson – Paisley Book Festival