Black Tag

Paperback Published on: 13/08/2026
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Synopsis

'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

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
  • ISBN: 9781804991671
  • Number of pages: 448
  • Dimensions: 198 x 127 x 35 mm
  • Weight: 500g
  • Languages: English

Customer Reviews

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Black Tag
too long for my taste
I found this one too long. It is a standalone but reads like if it was a part of a series. There is no proper introduction to the characters so I felt it w... READ MORE
june.reads
Black Tag
Fantastic Contemporary Thriller!
I loved this latest thriller from Simon Mayo, it hooked me from the first page and didn’t let go. It also left me with a sizeable book hangover! This book... READ MORE
Nicki M
Black Tag
Slow burn and great fun
4* Black Tag - Simon Mayo. A hugely enjoyable thriller which starts with small sparks but results in a blazing thriller. West End Gallery, in the trendy... READ MORE
Nic Johnston
Black Tag
A bit of a slow start - but the pace picked up.
As usual in my reviews, I will not rehash the plot or publisher's blurb. I've previously read and enjoyed several books by Simon Mayo, so was looking fo... READ MORE
JW
Black Tag
Historical Mystery
Thank you NetGalley and Random House UK, for this eCopy to review I recently finished reading "Black Tag" by Simon Mayo, and it was an exhilarating ride... READ MORE
Bzz Kolla
Black Tag
Black Tag
This is actually book two of a series, or at least a follow up to characters first met in Knife Edge. I didn't realise this before I started and, although ... READ MORE
Ashrae
Black Tag
Another amazing book from an exceptional writer
Oh WOW!! I only discovered Simon Mayo as an author recently as I try to stay away from celebrities who wander out of their specialism thinking they must be... READ MORE
Psychoticpat
Black Tag
A slow burn
A slow start with a lot of not very interesting characters. The first few pages are gripping but then it loses impetus and starts to drag. The characters... READ MORE
Susan S
Black Tag
Interesting but not unmissable
Mixed feelings on Black Tag - I was a few chapters in when I realised it was a follow up to Knife Edge, which I enjoyed very much back in lockdown times. T... READ MORE
Ciaran Sundstrem
Black Tag
Tense!
A demonstration is taking place outside the West End Gallery in Coal Drops Yard and a person has climbed through the smashed windows with a fire bomb with ... READ MORE
Joan Clapham
Black Tag
Follow up to Knife Edge
I found this book slow to get into and then realized that it is a follow-up to Knife Edge which gives the background to the characters. I would recommend r... READ MORE
Shirley Sinha
Black Tag
Good read
This is the third novel I have read by Simon Mayo and although I enjoyed it I felt it fell short of the previous books. This is a thriller featuring art, m... READ MORE
Gary Wilkes
Black Tag
Accomplished thriller, full of intrigue and tension
Black Tag starts off fairly slowly as the author sets the scene. A West End Gallery is ablaze, a body found. The police conclude the cause to be arson, the... READ MORE
Stephanie Bull
Black Tag
Brilliant dynamic read
Another excellent, fast-paced story from the skilful writing of Simon Mayo. I have found Mayo’s thrillers start straight in, with some mysterious actio... READ MORE
Sarah C