Book Of Trinity: A true story which revolves around one woman's struggle against evil. [Paperback]

Review by Jo-Jo

If your tastes for true ghost tales are more about only scratching the surface, with action over substance, then I doubt this book will be for you. Most ghost stories tend to focus on things that go bump in the night and other ghostly pranks who s objective is to terrify the occupants to the point they eventually abandon the house to the ghost. Although I enjoy reading peoples true encounters with ghosts and stories of haunting, these kinds of books always leave me wanting.
Why is it there?
Why does it behave the way it does?
What is it?
How does it all work?
How can it be stopped?
Rarely are these questions answered because the author focuses on the physical nature of the haunting rather than exploring the metaphysical aspects of it.

Book of Trinity, however, is less action more substance. This is a book of many layers, much darker and more complex than most books of this genre. There are examples of poltergeist activity in it, as well as possession and its affects on those involves but, as a ghost story, it is much more subtle than most. In fact, haunting are subtle. The way in which spirits interact with us is subtle. It is precisely for this reason that, unless you are the focus of a spirit s malign behaviour, their existence is so hard to prove.

I would class this book more as a psychological supernatural thriller, than the classic supernatural horror. It explores the mental affects that manifest themselves whilst someone is under attack from malign spirits. The dreams, for example, venture into the disturbed mind with powerful discourse.

The book is also written like a diary of events, with each chapter giving dates and times so that the reader is able to gauge a better feel for the time-scale. The author does claim the book is based on written journals so I think to adopt this style within the structure of the book was a nice touch.

It has to be noted though, that this book is marketed as a novel and written in the third tense. It is also stated as being based on a true story , which suggests that the author has left the reader to decide what they believe is the truth of it and what is artistic interpretation. But for me, the very depth and darkness of this novel was enthralling enough, regardless of how much is deemed factual and how much is not.

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--Goodreads.com

MITCHELL SANDERS - TRUTH IS STRANGER THAN FICTION.
I am an avid reader of horrors and have had the pleasure of reading some outstanding novels about the supernatural over the years. This book is no exception. There is not much I can really add to the previous reviewer's comments except - this book is unique. It brings together conventional Christian belief structure with those who follow occultism or paganism. No wonder the Church are so threatened by psychics and occult theology; it blows their religious ideals apart. As to whether this novel is wholly truthful or embellished, I really can not comment. It poses a totally different concept on the supernatural world from anything I have come across before. A concept that I stuggle to believe to be the truth. But regardless of how much of it I wish to accept as factual, it is still a truly great read for the story alone.

--Alibris.com

MISS LITTLEWOOD - THE EXORCIST V JACOB'S LADDER.
This novel is brilliant. Wierd, but brilliant. I highly recommend it to all you supernatural horror lovers out there. --Alibris.com

Although 'Book of Trinity' was completed in 1995, it was swiftly assigned to a box in the loft, where it remained for 15 years. It was only after the topic of this book came up in idle conversation with a friend, that the original manuscript was retrieved from its box for the friend to read. A.J. Ryder had never previously attempted to get this work published, rather the book was thought of more as a personal thesis at the time of writing - the objective being nothing more than an attempt to try and gain a better understanding of the whole experience that had happened in that house all those years ago. So why publish it now? Well, maybe its time for the story to be told …