"It happened at a place where three roads meet. Junction 1A of the M25, heading east towards Gravesend. There's a killer on the road."
Lee Royal - the King of Kent - is dead. Killed on the M25 in a brutal act of road rage. But was this a random attack or something more premediated - something stemming from a dark and long-kept secret? With Lee's death, so begins a cat and mouse game to discover the truth …
Jo Royal, Lee's wife, has long been discontented in her marriage. A complicated relationship and a marriage fraught with secrets and betrayals has left a steady resentment for Lee bubbling away under the surface. But does this give her motive enough to want him dead?
Eddie Pierce - young, ambitious and ruthless - is the new kid on the block. Determined at any cost to move up the ranks within the criminal underbelly of Kent, his growing infatuation with Jo only gives him more to fight for. But as his obsession with finding Lee's killer takes over, his grip on what is fact and fiction begins to dangerously unravel. What is he capable of doing to become the next King of Kent?
Commander Ray Spinks of Scotland Yard has been a long-time associate of Lee's. Brash, arrogant and underhand - he is owed his share of the wealth Lee has amassed and he won't let anyone get in his way.
What starts as a seemingly random act of violence will soon turn into a high-stakes man hunt for a killer and the revelation of an explosive secret that will have devastating consequences.
Blood Rival is a fast-paced, addictive and twisty thriller told at a whiplash speed, rife with dark family secrets and deadly stakes. A story of lust, betrayal and tragedy.
| ISBN: | 9781917415149 |
| Publication date: | 14th October 2025 |
| Author: | Jake Arnott |
| Publisher: | Datura Books an imprint of Watkins Media Limited |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 400 pages |
| Genres: |
Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives Crime and mystery: hard-boiled crime, noir fiction Crime and Mystery |
"It happened at a place where three roads meet. Junction 1A of the M25, heading east towards Gravesend. There's a killer on the road."
Lee Royal - the King of Kent - is dead. Killed on the M25 in a brutal act of road rage. But was this a random attack or something more premediated - something stemming from a dark and long-kept secret? With Lee's death, so begins a cat and mouse game to discover the truth …
Jo Royal, Lee's wife, has long been discontented in her marriage. A complicated relationship and a marriage fraught with secrets and betrayals has left a steady resentment for Lee bubbling away under the surface. But does this give her motive enough to want him dead?
Eddie Pierce - young, ambitious and ruthless - is the new kid on the block. Determined at any cost to move up the ranks within the criminal underbelly of Kent, his growing infatuation with Jo only gives him more to fight for. But as his obsession with finding Lee's killer takes over, his grip on what is fact and fiction begins to dangerously unravel. What is he capable of doing to become the next King of Kent?
Commander Ray Spinks of Scotland Yard has been a long-time associate of Lee's. Brash, arrogant and underhand - he is owed his share of the wealth Lee has amassed and he won't let anyone get in his way.
What starts as a seemingly random act of violence will soon turn into a high-stakes man hunt for a killer and the revelation of an explosive secret that will have devastating consequences.
Blood Rival is a fast-paced, addictive and twisty thriller told at a whiplash speed, rife with dark family secrets and deadly stakes. A story of lust, betrayal and tragedy.
Blood Rival features in the following genres: Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives, Crime and mystery: hard-boiled crime, noir fiction, Crime and Mystery
Blood Rival is available in Paperback
Blood Rival was written by Jake Arnott and published by Datura Books an imprint of Watkins Media Limited
Blood Rival has 400 pages
£8.99