Blood Rival

Paperback Published on: 14/10/2025
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Synopsis

“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.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Watkins Media Limited
  • ISBN: 9781917415149
  • Number of pages: 400
  • Dimensions: 197 x 130 mm
  • Languages: English

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Blood Rival
Taut and Exciting!
Greek myths seem to be in vogue for thriller writers as following Don Winslow's recent Homeric Danny Ryan series here we have Jake Arnott using the story o... READ MORE
Greville Waterman
Blood Rival
Action packed.
A very enjoyable, fast paced thriller which I really enjoyed. Despite the dark theme and plenty of violence, the book has a unique feel but the plotting is... READ MORE
Martha Brindley
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a compulsive psychological thriller—darkly elegant, compelling, and utterly addictive
Blood Rival is excellent—dark, surprising, and the kind of novel that creeps up on you long after you’ve put it down. Arnott once again dives into the murk... READ MORE
Steven Feldman
This reviewer received a free of charge product for review.
Blood Rival
A very good read.
A very enjoyable, fast paced thriller which I really enjoyed. Despite the dark theme and plenty of violence, the book has a unique feel but the plotting is... READ MORE
Martha Brindley
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Elevates Organised Crime Saga
This is a propulsive and layered story of gangland crime. There's something entirely credible and current yet dystopian about the Greek tragedy that plays ... READ MORE
Chris B
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No I’m Tiresias!
This is an enjoyable thriller which begins as an apparent fictionalised alternative history of the aftermath of the Brink’s Mat robbery but very quickly it... READ MORE
Stephen Hall
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Oedipus King of Kent
One year after his murder, the investigation into the death of crime kingpin Lee Royle is being wound down. His widow Jo doesn't seem interested but her n... READ MORE
Jo-anne Atkinson