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The Rebel
Sometimes you have to take the law into your own hands…
DI Laura Jefferson will do whatever it takes to bring down London’s most notorious crime boss. When her team receives a deadly threat – stop their investigation or the police and their families will be targeted – but they aren’t willing to back down…
Then the killings begin.
A new body turns up every day, and with no leads, Laura knows she has to take action. Her family is innocent and she’ll stop at nothing to protect them.
When someone close to her is hurt, she’ll break every rule in the book to get vengeance.
DI Laura Jefferson will do whatever it takes to bring down London’s most notorious crime boss. When her team receives a deadly threat – stop their investigation or the police and their families will be targeted – but they aren’t willing to back down…
Then the killings begin.
A new body turns up every day, and with no leads, Laura knows she has to take action. Her family is innocent and she’ll stop at nothing to protect them.
When someone close to her is hurt, she’ll break every rule in the book to get vengeance.
448 pages, Paperback
Published June 5, 2018
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April 7, 2018
5☆ A Thrilling Cat and Mouse Chase!
The Rebel is a fast paced cat and mouse chase crime thriller that kept me on my toes, kept me guessing, was gritty and gripping.
I really enjoy Jamie's books and this one was just as good.
Roy Slack, most wanted criminal, he is most feared and revered crime boss in the country.
The Serious Organised Crime Agency task force is coming for Roy.
They was set up to catch London's most notorious underground criminal in London and they are doing a great job catching them.
However Roy is one step ahead and has someone on the inside. So what does he want with a deadly assain from Mexican!
Rosa Lopez The Slayer, deadly and Ruthless.
Laura is part of the task force taking down the hardened criminals.
Her father was an officer so she is determined to be a good one ever since her father was murdered.
Laura is Loyal, determined, kick ass detective and will stop at nothing to catch Roy Slack and put him where he belongs.
Things are about to get real when all the detectives get a text from Slack threatening every detective and their families if they don't back off and drop the man hunt.
But what comes next is a cat and mouse chase to catch the assassin, Slack and to protect their families!
How far would you go to protect those you love???
The Rebel is Written from 3 different perspectives: Laura, Roy Slack and the assassin Rosa Lopez.
I really enjoyed this style as you literally got to delve into everyone's mind. At times it was frustrating as you wanted to warn Laura and her team of Slacks Next Move.
I really liked Roy Slack, he is ruthless, powerful, manipulative, a fantastic mob boss.
The London Criminal Crime Thrillers are some of my favourite reads. So as soon as I read the blurb for The Rebel I was so excited. I've read Jaime's books before so I knew I was in for a thrilling gritty read and she didn't disappoint!
My only gripe was the amount of characters there was sometimes it was a lil confusing. I know the story was told in 3 perspectives but there was alot of side characters... detectives, family members, gang associates. But I guess it was relevant as it was a threat to the detectives plus in order for it to be realistic you needed the side players.
If you love Crime Thrillers, that are fast paced, cat and mouse, criminal underground, brutal scenes, gripping scenes and full of suspense. Then you will really enjoy this book.
I can't wait for Jaime's next book!
Thank you to Avon Books for this copy which I reviewed honestly and voluntarily.
My Review is also on my blog website:
https://dashfan81.blogspot.com/2018/0...
The Rebel is a fast paced cat and mouse chase crime thriller that kept me on my toes, kept me guessing, was gritty and gripping.
I really enjoy Jamie's books and this one was just as good.
Roy Slack, most wanted criminal, he is most feared and revered crime boss in the country.
The Serious Organised Crime Agency task force is coming for Roy.
They was set up to catch London's most notorious underground criminal in London and they are doing a great job catching them.
However Roy is one step ahead and has someone on the inside. So what does he want with a deadly assain from Mexican!
Rosa Lopez The Slayer, deadly and Ruthless.
Laura is part of the task force taking down the hardened criminals.
Her father was an officer so she is determined to be a good one ever since her father was murdered.
Laura is Loyal, determined, kick ass detective and will stop at nothing to catch Roy Slack and put him where he belongs.
Things are about to get real when all the detectives get a text from Slack threatening every detective and their families if they don't back off and drop the man hunt.
But what comes next is a cat and mouse chase to catch the assassin, Slack and to protect their families!
How far would you go to protect those you love???
The Rebel is Written from 3 different perspectives: Laura, Roy Slack and the assassin Rosa Lopez.
I really enjoyed this style as you literally got to delve into everyone's mind. At times it was frustrating as you wanted to warn Laura and her team of Slacks Next Move.
I really liked Roy Slack, he is ruthless, powerful, manipulative, a fantastic mob boss.
The London Criminal Crime Thrillers are some of my favourite reads. So as soon as I read the blurb for The Rebel I was so excited. I've read Jaime's books before so I knew I was in for a thrilling gritty read and she didn't disappoint!
My only gripe was the amount of characters there was sometimes it was a lil confusing. I know the story was told in 3 perspectives but there was alot of side characters... detectives, family members, gang associates. But I guess it was relevant as it was a threat to the detectives plus in order for it to be realistic you needed the side players.
If you love Crime Thrillers, that are fast paced, cat and mouse, criminal underground, brutal scenes, gripping scenes and full of suspense. Then you will really enjoy this book.
I can't wait for Jaime's next book!
Thank you to Avon Books for this copy which I reviewed honestly and voluntarily.
My Review is also on my blog website:
https://dashfan81.blogspot.com/2018/0...
April 9, 2018
This is the third book written by Jaime Raven that I have had the pleasure of reading and reviewing. I loved his first two books (‘The Madam’ & ‘The Alibi’) and so I had high hopes for ‘The Rebel’. I was not to be disappointed as I absolutely flipping well loved it but more about that in a bit.
I absolutely loved the character of Detective Inspector Laura Jefferson. She is a young, ambitious, hard working, strong, feisty and courageous young woman. She lives with her partner Aidan and has done for a few years now. DI Jefferson is dedicated to her work and fortunately for her, Aidan is very understanding of her job and the unsocial hours that she needs to keep. Jefferson is determined and she is a bit like a dog with a bone in the sense that once she gets her teeth into a case, she isn’t easily shaken off and if something doesn’t sit right with her, she continues to investigate things further until she has satisfied her own curiosity. I admired DI Jefferson’s bravery too when somebody started murdering her colleagues from the organised crime task force based at Scotland Yard or their loved ones. Not only does she continue to work the case and try to find new angles, she doesn’t flee the area to save herself. To be honest, if I knew that somebody was killing off my colleagues and was likely to come after me, I would be on the first aeroplane of the country. Mind you, I am just a big wimp. Anyway, I digress so back to the review I do go. As for the villains of the underworld, well let’s just say that they scared me a lot and my skin crawl. Who else is murdered before the killer is stopped in their tracks? Will DI Jefferson manage to work out who the killer is before it is too late? Can Roy Slack be caught and his empire broken up? Well for the answers to those questions and more, you are just going to have to read the book for yourselves to find out because I am not going to tell you.
The writing style is such that you can’t fail to be drawn into the story from the beginning. The book begins in a memorable way and the story hits the ground running and maintains the pace throughout. The writing is so convincing that I began to feel rather jumpy and under threat. If I heard a noise whilst reading the book then I jumped out of my skin. I even went round checking that all the window locks were locked and doors were locked to make sure that nobody could get in. I know that ‘The Rebel’ is a work of fiction but I was so into the story and the writing was so realistic that the book seemed to come alive and I began ‘living’ the story. Reading ‘The Rebel’ became so addictive that I found that I just couldn’t put the book down. It wasn’t that the book was glued to my hand but it might as well have been because it came everywhere with me. I just had to get my next fix of one more page, one more chapter and so on and so forth. I was so into the book that I didn’t notice how quickly the page numbers and the time were flying by. I genuinely picked up this book at the right time for me because I was feeling a bit down and I needed a distraction and this book provided the required distraction and more. Reading ‘The Rebel’ was a bit like a very scary rollercoaster ride with lots of twists, turns and stomach churning moments. There were also ‘car crash moments’ where you could see something happening in front of your eyes but there wasn’t a darn thing that you could do about it. I frequently almost had to read this book through my fingers because I genuinely feared what was going to happen next but I knew that if I wanted to know how the story ended, then I had to read on. This book certainly gives the reader a taste of what the criminal underworld is like and it’s far too brutal a world for this softy, so I will just stick to reading about it.
In short, I absolutely LOVED this sometimes brutal tale of how far one woman will go to get her vengeance when her nearest and dearest are hurt. Jaime’s previous two crime books were good but in my opinion ‘The Rebel’ is the best of the bunch so far. Jaime’s books just keep getting better and better. I would definitely recommend his books to other readers and particularly to those fans of Kimberly Chambers, Mandasue Heller and Jessie Keane. I can’t wait to see what Jaime comes up with next. Here’s hoping that I don’t have too long a wait. The score on the Ginger Book Geek board is a well deserved 5* out of 5*.
I absolutely loved the character of Detective Inspector Laura Jefferson. She is a young, ambitious, hard working, strong, feisty and courageous young woman. She lives with her partner Aidan and has done for a few years now. DI Jefferson is dedicated to her work and fortunately for her, Aidan is very understanding of her job and the unsocial hours that she needs to keep. Jefferson is determined and she is a bit like a dog with a bone in the sense that once she gets her teeth into a case, she isn’t easily shaken off and if something doesn’t sit right with her, she continues to investigate things further until she has satisfied her own curiosity. I admired DI Jefferson’s bravery too when somebody started murdering her colleagues from the organised crime task force based at Scotland Yard or their loved ones. Not only does she continue to work the case and try to find new angles, she doesn’t flee the area to save herself. To be honest, if I knew that somebody was killing off my colleagues and was likely to come after me, I would be on the first aeroplane of the country. Mind you, I am just a big wimp. Anyway, I digress so back to the review I do go. As for the villains of the underworld, well let’s just say that they scared me a lot and my skin crawl. Who else is murdered before the killer is stopped in their tracks? Will DI Jefferson manage to work out who the killer is before it is too late? Can Roy Slack be caught and his empire broken up? Well for the answers to those questions and more, you are just going to have to read the book for yourselves to find out because I am not going to tell you.
The writing style is such that you can’t fail to be drawn into the story from the beginning. The book begins in a memorable way and the story hits the ground running and maintains the pace throughout. The writing is so convincing that I began to feel rather jumpy and under threat. If I heard a noise whilst reading the book then I jumped out of my skin. I even went round checking that all the window locks were locked and doors were locked to make sure that nobody could get in. I know that ‘The Rebel’ is a work of fiction but I was so into the story and the writing was so realistic that the book seemed to come alive and I began ‘living’ the story. Reading ‘The Rebel’ became so addictive that I found that I just couldn’t put the book down. It wasn’t that the book was glued to my hand but it might as well have been because it came everywhere with me. I just had to get my next fix of one more page, one more chapter and so on and so forth. I was so into the book that I didn’t notice how quickly the page numbers and the time were flying by. I genuinely picked up this book at the right time for me because I was feeling a bit down and I needed a distraction and this book provided the required distraction and more. Reading ‘The Rebel’ was a bit like a very scary rollercoaster ride with lots of twists, turns and stomach churning moments. There were also ‘car crash moments’ where you could see something happening in front of your eyes but there wasn’t a darn thing that you could do about it. I frequently almost had to read this book through my fingers because I genuinely feared what was going to happen next but I knew that if I wanted to know how the story ended, then I had to read on. This book certainly gives the reader a taste of what the criminal underworld is like and it’s far too brutal a world for this softy, so I will just stick to reading about it.
In short, I absolutely LOVED this sometimes brutal tale of how far one woman will go to get her vengeance when her nearest and dearest are hurt. Jaime’s previous two crime books were good but in my opinion ‘The Rebel’ is the best of the bunch so far. Jaime’s books just keep getting better and better. I would definitely recommend his books to other readers and particularly to those fans of Kimberly Chambers, Mandasue Heller and Jessie Keane. I can’t wait to see what Jaime comes up with next. Here’s hoping that I don’t have too long a wait. The score on the Ginger Book Geek board is a well deserved 5* out of 5*.
July 15, 2018
The Rebel – Gripping Murder and Revenge Thriller
Once again Jaime Raven has written a thriller that is absorbing, gripping and breath taking. This time we have a kick ass female DI trying to track down and stop a kick ass female assassin. Like it says on the cover, how far would you go to protect your family? The best way to find out is to read this excellent thriller.
DI Laura Jefferson from Scotland Yard’s organised task force has worked hard to get to this elite taskforce. She loves nothing more than taking down the Mr Big of crime, especially as they were a blight on London and the residents of the capital. They have just seen one of those criminals sentenced and sent down at the Old Bailey, and now they have a new man in their sights.
Roy Slack knows that he is now the criminal that will come sharply into the focus of the task force at Scotland Yard. But before they get him he has decided he is going to have some fun, and at the same time also gain revenge, which has been long overdue. To assist him he hires from a Mexican cartel an assassin whose nickname is The Slayer. She has earnt that name and she is on the way to London to raise the stakes.
With colleagues and family members being possible targets Laura knows she and her team are up against it. Will they get any breaks so they can track The Slayer down and will they be able to link her to Roy Slack. Once thing is clear, they are going to have to dig deep and keep going even when the pressure is on. Will Laura be able to keep a level head when everyone around her are losing theirs, is the question.
With a terrific pace throughout the book, you want to know what will happen next, will The Slayer keep killing, will Laura ever find the evidence? The only way to find out is to carry on reading!
Once again Jaime Raven has written a thriller that is absorbing, gripping and breath taking. This time we have a kick ass female DI trying to track down and stop a kick ass female assassin. Like it says on the cover, how far would you go to protect your family? The best way to find out is to read this excellent thriller.
DI Laura Jefferson from Scotland Yard’s organised task force has worked hard to get to this elite taskforce. She loves nothing more than taking down the Mr Big of crime, especially as they were a blight on London and the residents of the capital. They have just seen one of those criminals sentenced and sent down at the Old Bailey, and now they have a new man in their sights.
Roy Slack knows that he is now the criminal that will come sharply into the focus of the task force at Scotland Yard. But before they get him he has decided he is going to have some fun, and at the same time also gain revenge, which has been long overdue. To assist him he hires from a Mexican cartel an assassin whose nickname is The Slayer. She has earnt that name and she is on the way to London to raise the stakes.
With colleagues and family members being possible targets Laura knows she and her team are up against it. Will they get any breaks so they can track The Slayer down and will they be able to link her to Roy Slack. Once thing is clear, they are going to have to dig deep and keep going even when the pressure is on. Will Laura be able to keep a level head when everyone around her are losing theirs, is the question.
With a terrific pace throughout the book, you want to know what will happen next, will The Slayer keep killing, will Laura ever find the evidence? The only way to find out is to carry on reading!
May 3, 2018
Time taken to read - 1.5 days
Pages - 448
Publisher - Avon
Source - Review copy
Blurb from Goodreads
Sometimes you have to take the law into your own hands…
DI Laura Jefferson will do whatever it takes to bring down London’s most notorious crime boss. When her team receives a deadly threat – stop their investigation or the police and their families will be targeted – but they aren’t willing to back down…
Then the killings begin.
A new body turns up every day, and with no leads, Laura knows she has to take action. Her family is innocent and she’ll stop at nothing to protect them.
When someone close to her is hurt, she’ll break every rule in the book to get vengeance.
My Review
London's cops are coming down hard on the criminal underworld, one bad guy/organisation at a time. As the police turn up the heat, the bad guys decide to fight back, by any means necessary. Told from the point of view of three of our main characters, Laura (detective inspector), Rosa (skilled and ruthless assassin) and Slack (notorious crime boss) we get a diverse look at what is going down through their points of view. No one is safe, anyone could be next and the police are facing their biggest threat ever.
I have read Raven once or twice before, I like gritty crime so have enjoyed their work, this book though, page turner. When you see the point of view from the good guy, the bad guy and the hired gun it gives you food for thought for all the points of view from one situation but from different angels. A hired assassin is always chilling because they do what they do for the pay off, this time, as well as the motive, we get to see the human side of this monster. Laura has her own personal issues which are mostly background as the main focus of the book is the investigation and murders, however there is enough to give you a feel for who she is as a character. The crime boss, his motives are clear from the get go but a good author gives you some surprises along the way, Raven does this with The Rebel.
Drawn in pretty much from the opening chapter the pace is consistent throughout and had life not gotten in the way I could have read this is just about one sitting. As with most crime fiction we have murder, mayhem, family, relationships, violence and there is a wee bit of sexual content so just an fyi. I will be checking out Raven's back catalogue and wonder if we will see more with DI Laura Jefferson, 4/5 for me this time!
Pages - 448
Publisher - Avon
Source - Review copy
Blurb from Goodreads
Sometimes you have to take the law into your own hands…
DI Laura Jefferson will do whatever it takes to bring down London’s most notorious crime boss. When her team receives a deadly threat – stop their investigation or the police and their families will be targeted – but they aren’t willing to back down…
Then the killings begin.
A new body turns up every day, and with no leads, Laura knows she has to take action. Her family is innocent and she’ll stop at nothing to protect them.
When someone close to her is hurt, she’ll break every rule in the book to get vengeance.
My Review
London's cops are coming down hard on the criminal underworld, one bad guy/organisation at a time. As the police turn up the heat, the bad guys decide to fight back, by any means necessary. Told from the point of view of three of our main characters, Laura (detective inspector), Rosa (skilled and ruthless assassin) and Slack (notorious crime boss) we get a diverse look at what is going down through their points of view. No one is safe, anyone could be next and the police are facing their biggest threat ever.
I have read Raven once or twice before, I like gritty crime so have enjoyed their work, this book though, page turner. When you see the point of view from the good guy, the bad guy and the hired gun it gives you food for thought for all the points of view from one situation but from different angels. A hired assassin is always chilling because they do what they do for the pay off, this time, as well as the motive, we get to see the human side of this monster. Laura has her own personal issues which are mostly background as the main focus of the book is the investigation and murders, however there is enough to give you a feel for who she is as a character. The crime boss, his motives are clear from the get go but a good author gives you some surprises along the way, Raven does this with The Rebel.
Drawn in pretty much from the opening chapter the pace is consistent throughout and had life not gotten in the way I could have read this is just about one sitting. As with most crime fiction we have murder, mayhem, family, relationships, violence and there is a wee bit of sexual content so just an fyi. I will be checking out Raven's back catalogue and wonder if we will see more with DI Laura Jefferson, 4/5 for me this time!
April 9, 2018
This is the second book I have read by this author and once again a great and gripping read.
The Rebel is told from several different points of view, which I always prefer as I love that you can get a much better feel for the characters. DI Laura Jefferson needs to do everything she can to take down one of the most wanted criminals in the country Roy Slack; not only for her job but this time her family is also in danger.
This story grips you right from the very beginning and keeps you on the edge of your seat, with an unexpected twist at the end.
Another must read from a great author!
The Rebel is told from several different points of view, which I always prefer as I love that you can get a much better feel for the characters. DI Laura Jefferson needs to do everything she can to take down one of the most wanted criminals in the country Roy Slack; not only for her job but this time her family is also in danger.
This story grips you right from the very beginning and keeps you on the edge of your seat, with an unexpected twist at the end.
Another must read from a great author!
May 8, 2018
A great read with lots of twists and turns. The police are under attack from one of the biggest criminals in London. He has paid an assassin to start taking them out and has a police mole giving him all the private information on their colleagues to help him do this. Family and loved ones are also drawn into this scary situation. They know what he’s doing but how are they going to prove it.
July 30, 2018
I always know that I am going to get a brilliant thriller from this author. She writes in the style of Martina Cole and is just as good. Roy Slack is a gangster who is dying. He has no family left and blames their death on the police. He hires a hit man from Mexico to kill police and their families on DI Laura Jefferson's team. There is plenty of action to follow! Read on!
April 12, 2018
Not bad
I do love this author and this book didn't disappoint it was very good. Not as good as her other's but still worth reading.
I do love this author and this book didn't disappoint it was very good. Not as good as her other's but still worth reading.
April 17, 2018
Another fantastic book by Jaime raven
I was hooked from the beginning what a fantastic story line
Jaime never disappoints me with his books well done.
I was hooked from the beginning what a fantastic story line
Jaime never disappoints me with his books well done.
April 25, 2018
Fantastic
Wow what a great storyline . Has anyone on the edge of their seats. Rosa is a great character and the story line is fantastic.
Wow what a great storyline . Has anyone on the edge of their seats. Rosa is a great character and the story line is fantastic.
May 8, 2018
Audio version of this book 📚 Gripping! Great storyline and brilliant name
June 13, 2018
Even better than Martina Cole!
January 13, 2019
Wow an absolutely brilliant gripping read
June 12, 2019
Another brilliant book by Jaime Raven ..
August 29, 2019
I thought the plot was great but didn’t think much of the writing style.
February 5, 2020
Gripping
Kept me gripped , I really didn't want to put it down . Will definitely read more of her books.
Kept me gripped , I really didn't want to put it down . Will definitely read more of her books.
September 12, 2022
Brill
A different story line to what jamie usually writes but gripping !!!!! Def worth a read really enjoyed this book
A different story line to what jamie usually writes but gripping !!!!! Def worth a read really enjoyed this book
December 31, 2023
Audiobook
June 13, 2025
this book is very Very good it was hard to put down great story.
September 10, 2018
I have read all of Jaime Ravens books and i have enjoyed everyone of them and this one was no different. It was fast paced, gritty, addictive and had me gripped from beginning to end. I loved the storyline and the main character Laura Jefferson .
November 15, 2022
AMAZING
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