{"product_id":"blood-rival-isbn-9781917415149","title":"Blood Rival","description":"\u003cb\u003eFollowing the suspicious death of notorious underworld gangster, Lee Royle, his widow Jo and Eddie – the rival gangster Jo has been having an affair with – try to solve the murder.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"It happened at a place where three roads meet. \u003cbr\u003eJunction 1A of the M25. There’s a killer on the road.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLee Royle, the notorious ‘King of Kent’, is dead, killed in a brutal act of road rage. But was this a random attack, or was it a premeditated move in a deadly game of betrayal and revenge?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThree lives are set on a collision course: Jo Royle, Lee’s disillusioned and embittered wife, hiding secrets that could kill; Eddie Pierce, Jo’s ambitious new lover, determined to move up the criminal ranks; and Commander Ray Spinks, a corrupt cop with his own claim on Lee’s legacy -and no intention of letting it slip through his fingers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCaught between lust and loyalty, ambition and guilt, each will risk everything to uncover or bury the explosive truth behind Lee’s death. Because this wasn’t just a murder. It was a reckoning.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlood Rival\u003c\/i\u003e is a modern retelling of an ancient story, where Greek tragedy meets neo-noir. A compulsive psychological thriller of forbidden desire, family secrets and fatal ambition.\"\u003ci\u003eBlood Rival\u003c\/i\u003e is a hugely enjoyable, dialogue-heavy dive into the murky world of Kent crime. Its interrogation of neo-noir tropes and densely plotted reversals recall the sly brilliance of Jean-Patrick Manchette, while the grimy flash and swagger is pure, singular Jake Arnott.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e– Joe Thomas\u003c\/b\u003e author of \u003ci\u003eBrazilian Psycho\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Only Jake Arnott could divine a course through the labyrinth of time and unsolved crime to the compulsive and revelatory \u003ci\u003eBlood Rival\u003c\/i\u003e – a riddle of a novel about power and morality, wrapped in the enigma of contemporary gangland and hidden in the vast psycho-geography of Britain's badlands. Crime and punishment never had a more stylish or astute oracle.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e– Cathi Unsworth\u003c\/b\u003e author of \u003ci\u003eBad Penny Blues\u003c\/i\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eBlood Rival\u003c\/i\u003e is a hugely enjoyable, dialogue-heavy dive into the murky world of Kent crime. Its interrogation of neo-noir tropes and densely plotted reversals recall the sly brilliance of Jean-Patrick Manchette, while the grimy flash and swagger is pure, singular Jake Arnott.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e– Joe Thomas\u003c\/b\u003e author of \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrazilian Psycho\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Only Jake Arnott could divine a course through the labyrinth of time and unsolved crime to the compulsive and revelatory \u003ci\u003eBlood Rival\u003c\/i\u003e – a riddle of a novel about power and morality, wrapped in the enigma of contemporary gangland and hidden in the vast psycho-geography of Britain's badlands. Crime and punishment never had a more stylish or astute oracle.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e– Cathi Unsworth\u003c\/b\u003e author of \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBad Penny Blues\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eJake Arnott\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning novelist whose bestselling debut \u003ci\u003eThe Long Firm\u003c\/i\u003e was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book of the Year and was adapted as a BAFTA award-winning BBC TV drama series starring Mark Strong and Sir Derek Jacobi. His second novel, \u003ci\u003eHe Kills Coppers \u003c\/i\u003ewas made into a critically acclaimed ITV1 series, starring Rafe Spall and Kelly Reilly. Along with his third book, \u003ci\u003etruecrime\u003c\/i\u003e, this trilogy was awarded the Crime Writers Association Dagger in the Library. His subsequent novels include \u003ci\u003eJohnny Come Home, The Devil’s Paintbrush, The House of Rumour \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Fatal Tree.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Datura Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48232989851877,"sku":"NP9781917415149","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781917415149.jpg?v=1767722802","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/blood-rival-isbn-9781917415149","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}