{"product_id":"blood-rival-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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"It happened at a place where three roads meet. \u003cbr\u003eJunction 1A of the M25. There's a killer on the road.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Datura Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51648912359698,"sku":"9781917415149","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fdb053b6-7ab1-4be1-b83d-91919b72587f.jpg?v=1759838172","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/blood-rival-9781917415149","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}