Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi leaves best-sellling crime author Paul Finch stunned at Birmingham book signing

Best-selling crime author - and Black Sabbath fan - Paul Finch got a thrilling surprise at his book signing event in Birmingham.

The writer from Wigan was the Velvet Music Rooms on Broad Street to sign copies of his latest hit novel Never Seen Again. Crime fans were queueing up to get their copy endorsed by Paul - including Black Sabbath guitar hero Tony Iommi.

After posing for photos, Paul said: “It’s been a brilliant day but signing a book for Tony was the icing on the cake.”

Finch’s book explores the fictional disappearance of a woman named Jodie Martindale. Washed-up journalist David Kelman, who covers the case, happens upon groundbreaking evidence - a voicemail containing the voice of the missing person - which sends him into a spiralling obsession and "down a rabbit hole of lies, to a dark and deadly truth."

It it sounds gripping and very dark indeed - it’s no wonder The Dark Lord / Black Sabbath guitarist is a fan.