Details for 'Black Tag' by Simon Mayo
Black Tag
When a fire rages through a West End gallery, some of the artworks are saved, but as the flames die down not only is it realised that these are the wrong paintings, but there's also a dead body in the ashes.
Recommended in November 2024
My review:
A West End gallery is set alight and priceless artwork looks set to be lost. Fortunately the fire service have a grab list so retrieve the paintings named on it, only for the gallery owners to discover later that it's the wrong list.
What's more, a dead body is discovered in the ruined building.
A freelance investigative journalist, Famie Madden wants to know who the victim is and why they were in the gallery.
There's a lot going on in this book. It's a fantastically complicated mystery involving the art world, activism and the media. Masterfully written. It's tense, pacy and action-packed. Loved it!
Date of my review November 2024
Book publication date: 30th January 2025