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Baby Reindeer meets Death of a Bookseller in this dark thriller set two decades after one of the most infamous murders in British history – the Vincent Street Incident. The woman who was imprisoned for the crime is approached by filmmakers who want to tell her side of the story for the first time…
When she was fifteen, Ruby Wilcox was involved in one of the most heinous and publicized crimes in British history, a murder which came to be known as the Vincent Street Incident. During her trial, she never stopped protesting her innocence – but all the evidence pointed her way. After her imprisonment, Ruby disappeared, desperate for anonymity.
“Blood Rival 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.”
– Joe Thomas author of Brazilian Psycho
“Only Jake Arnott could divine a course through the labyrinth of time and unsolved crime to the compulsive and revelatory Blood Rival – 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.”
– Cathi Unsworth author of Bad Penny Blues
