About Dai:
My dad was the most easy-going person I ever met, until he encountered anything that struck him as unfair. He’d fly into a rage if a criminal got a lenient sentence for a heinous crime, for example. Our bookcase heaved with every Agatha Christie novel she wrote – my mum read every one.
So when I started writing, it was inevitable that someday, I’d write a crime novel about revenge and justice. But the usual problems of family life, my passions for sport and business got in the way.
As soon as I retired from active sports and sold my businesses six years ago, I joined a class based on writing an autobiography.
In 2010, I published B Positive! Not only is this my blood group, it was something my parents instilled in me as my mantra. If anybody wants to know me intimately, read it!
I received wonderful reviews and even got a letter from my English Lit grammar school teacher of over fifty years ago, complimenting me and expressing his satisfaction that at least some of his teaching had stuck! Suitably encouraged, I attended other seminars and courses and refined my writing technique.
Blazing Obsession is the result.
I hope it strikes a chord with anyone who felt like my father. One reviewer suggests that there’s so much unfairness in the world and usually so little we can do about it. Blazing Obsession tells the story of someone who is obsessed with righting a wrong, posing the question for the reader: is revenge ever justified?
This is a story of obsession, revenge and justice. James Hamilton meets and falls in love with Lynne Burrows, whose ex-husband Nick is a violent, drug-dealing control freak who will not accept that their marriage is over and continually harasses her, and questions their eight-year-old son Georgie constantly about Lynne’s relationships. After Lynne falls pregnant again with James’ child, Nick abducts Georgie and flees to Florida. James and Lynne trick him into returning voluntarily and Nick is arrested on landing at Gatwick. He’s charged and sentenced to seven years.
James and Lynne marry and live a life of bliss for two years, until there is an arson attack on James’ holiday cottage. Four months later, the police charge a small-time criminal and drug dealer. Despite overwhelming evidence, he’s acquitted and never reveals who is behind the arson attack. The obvious candidate is Nick, but he’s still incarcerated and the police can find no evidence linking him to the crime. Sickened by the judge’s decision, James becomes obsessed with getting justice for his family when he discovers that Lynne has been concealing secrets about her past. Together with a private eye and Lynne’s best friend, he plans the perfect retribution against the perpetrators...
Blazing Obsession shows how powerful the emotions of revenge and obsession are, and how they can result in fatal consequences. The novel, which combines police procedural, legal drama and amateur sleuth genres, will appeal primarily to crime fans.
Paperback: 304 pages
Publisher: Matador (22 Oct. 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1784620513
ISBN-13: 978-1784620516
Paperback: £8.99
Kindle: £3.48
Blazing Obsession
REVIEW
'A thriller which would have been good if it had given up where most other books would have done - but this one just goes on and gets even better. More twists than an extra-sized corkscrew. A great read.' --The Bookbag.co.uk
'If you're after a good courtroom thriller with plenty of twists to feed your inner detective, look no further - this is the book for you.' --Mojomums
'The story is easy to read, and not overly complex. It flows incredibly well and the author did a fantastic job of keeping the reader's attention. Such a fantastic story.' --Haunted Bookcase
B Positive!
This is not a celebrity memoir. Nor is it a tear-jerking depressing journal - quite the opposite! This is the story of one man's persistence to succeed. Growing up in an impoverished mining community in Wales at the end of WWII, Dai Henley faced life's challenges head on. Determined and voracious in character, his parents also believed his blood type - B_Positive - was a instruction for a successful life. His story encompasses the changes, often dramatic, in the social, technological and economic fortunes of the country over the following sixty years. Despite these and other personal setbacks, his resolve and spirit led him to become an entrepreneurial businessman at the top of his game. Also possessing a life-long passion for a multitude of sports, he relished any challenges that faced him, whether on the playing field or at home.
Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Author Essentials (Indepenpress) (10 July 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1907499180
ISBN-13: 978-1907499180
Paperback: £8.98
Kindle: £3.98
NEWS
20 December 2014
The Bookbag review site has just voted Blazing Obsession into the Top Ten Self-Published novels for 2014.
Bookbag has over 22000 followers and is a highly regarded reviewer of both published and self-published books released in the UK.
They say, ‘Blazing Obsession has more twists than an oversized corkscrew.’
You can read the full review on www.thebookbag.co.uk
November 2014
PUBLISHED 28th November 2014 - £8.99 paperback £2.99 ebook
Distributor: ´Orca Book Services. Tel: 01235 465521. - Email: tradeorders@orcabookservices.co.uk
BIC subject category : FF Crime & mystery
2nd January 2015
US readers too are getting excited about Blazing Obsession.
‘This book had my heart pumping, my hands trembling and mind reeling.’ Regan Bennett.
See more excellent detailed reviews on www.amazon.com.
For press enquires please contact Sarah Taylor at Tel: 0116 279 2299 - Email: marketing@troubador.co.uk
Download my Press Release here.
