My book review of 'Black Tag' by Simon Mayo

by Simon Mayo
Black Tag
by Simon Mayo

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 this review: November 2024
Book publication date: 30th January 2025