Obsession

John Samson #1

by Miles Tripp

The plot in this powerful piece of work is brilliantly developed by an author who excels in providing ingenuity and suspense and who, in his portrayal of the obsessively vengeful Harold King, has achieved a character in depth.

With this gem-like piece of story telling Miles Tripp again demonstrates the brilliant gift for plotting.

160 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1973

About the author

Miles Barton Tripp (1923–2000) was an English writer of thirty-seven works of fiction including crime novels and thrillers, some of which he wrote under noms de plume Michael Brett and John Michael Brett. He served in RAF Bomber Command during World War II, flying thirty-seven sorties as a bomber-aimer. He recorded his wartime experiences in his one non-fiction work, the memoir The Eighth Passenger. After the war, Tripp studied law and worked as a solicitor, and started to write fiction during his spare time. He lived in Hertfordshire, England.

Reviews

[Heather Browning · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is one of those books that has been sitting on my 'to read' shelf for about a decade, after picking it up at a random second-hand book sale. For this reason, I wasn't expecting it to be particularly good, and I was surprised at how much I did enjoy it. The main character was genuinely disturbing, in the straightforward way he viewed the things he was doing, without guilt or shame. I was a little disappointed by the final chapter, as I felt like it undercut some of the power of what had gone before, softening the ending to make it more palatable. Still an easy and fun read, but with enough depth to keep it interesting.

[Paul Barnes · Rating 5 out of 5]

[Macmillan] (1973). HB/DJ. 1/1. 159 Pages. Purchased from P Rulton Rare Books.

The prolific Miles Tripp (1923–2000) served up four fascinating characters with this thriller.

They’re all, in one way or another, appalling people.

Harold King - a self-righteous psycopath - takes some beating.