Black Tag
Will be published approx. on 13. August 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
448 pages
978-1-80499-167-1 (ISBN)
Description
'Gripping' Daily Express
'Full of twists and turns' That's Life
'Another winner... Plenty of twists, the odd conspiracy theory to ramp up the pace. Insider glimpses into the media and art world add fascination' Press Association
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Your house is on fire. What do you save? You have seconds to decide...
When the West End Gallery in London's fashionable Coal Drops Yard is set alight, the fire service must use the list of paintings lodged with it - a grab list - to snatch the key pieces of art from the flames.
But something has been altered. It's the wrong list.
Then the ashes reveal another tragedy: an unidentified dead body. Someone who should not have been there. Crusading journalist Famie Madden wants to know who it is and what they were doing. Soon it becomes apparent that the ashes are hiding much more than they should be - and that this is much more than a casual act of arson.
Soon Famie's investigation will take her far from the pages of her website into a murderous family saga stretching back over centuries...
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Praise for Simon Mayo
'Mayo spools out his many twists and turns skilfully' Observer
'Simon Mayo is clearly a force to be reckoned with in the thriller world' The Times
'The characters are well observed, the dialogue effortless and the twists and turns never-ending' Daily Mail
'Full of twists and turns' That's Life
'Another winner... Plenty of twists, the odd conspiracy theory to ramp up the pace. Insider glimpses into the media and art world add fascination' Press Association
_______________
Your house is on fire. What do you save? You have seconds to decide...
When the West End Gallery in London's fashionable Coal Drops Yard is set alight, the fire service must use the list of paintings lodged with it - a grab list - to snatch the key pieces of art from the flames.
But something has been altered. It's the wrong list.
Then the ashes reveal another tragedy: an unidentified dead body. Someone who should not have been there. Crusading journalist Famie Madden wants to know who it is and what they were doing. Soon it becomes apparent that the ashes are hiding much more than they should be - and that this is much more than a casual act of arson.
Soon Famie's investigation will take her far from the pages of her website into a murderous family saga stretching back over centuries...
_______________
Praise for Simon Mayo
'Mayo spools out his many twists and turns skilfully' Observer
'Simon Mayo is clearly a force to be reckoned with in the thriller world' The Times
'The characters are well observed, the dialogue effortless and the twists and turns never-ending' Daily Mail
Reviews / Votes
Gripping * Daily Express * Full of twists and turns * That's Life * Praise for Simon Mayo * : * Simon Mayo is clearly a force to be reckoned with in the thriller world... Smart and tense [with] some highly ingenious twists. * The Times * Mayo spools out his many twists and turns skillfully. A slice of scary, escapist fun. * Observer * The characters are well observed, the dialogue effortless and the twists and turns never-ending. * Daily Mail *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 35 mm
Weight
500 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-80499-167-1 (9781804991671)
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Person
Simon Mayo MBE is a writer and broadcaster. His previous books include the Sunday Times bestseller Knife Edge, Mad Blood Stirring, Blame and the Itch trilogy, filmed for TV by the ABC. He hosts Drivetime on Greatest Hits Radio and hosts the 'The Take' film-review podcast with Professor Mark Kermode.