The Two Minute Rule - by Robert Crais (Paperback)

About the Book

The "New York Times"-bestselling author of "The Forgotten Man, L.A. Requiem," and "The Last Detective" returns with an intense, edge-of-your seat suspense novel about a reformed bank robber out to avenge the death of his son. Available in a tall Premium Edition. Reissue.

Book Synopsis

From the author of The Last Detective and Hostage, comes a thriller featuring a father searching for vengeance in the City of Angels. But for an ex-con fresh on parole, finding answers in the corruption of the LAPD means asking for help from the person least expecting it: the FBI officer who put him away...

Every seasoned criminal knows the two minute rule: the two minutes before the cops show up at the scene of a robbery. Keeping the rule means changing your life, breaking it means a lifetime in jail. But not everyone plays by the rules...

When a decisive four minutes put Max Holman in prison, he spent the next decade planning one thing: reconciliation with his estranged son. Determined to put the past behind him, Max sets out on the morning of his parole only to discover his son, a cop, was gunned down in cold blood hours earlier. When the hit is exposed as a revenge killing, Max is determined to track down the murderer--at any cost.

From the author that sets the standard of gripping, edgy suspense, The Two Minute Rule delivers all the surprising plot twists and powerful characters that make Robert Crais one of the top crime writers today.

Review Quotes

"[A] full-bodied novel that explores such topics as honor and friendship and justice and love, that brings its protagonists to a new point of self-awareness and, not incidentally, that provides the kind of puzzle plot that sends mystery fans into paroxysms of joy." -- Los Angeles Times

"[S]hrewdly plotted and sharply written, with not an ounce of fat on it. . . . a rare treat." -- The Washington Post

"Crais uses the novelist's complete bag of tricks to tell a story that's darker, denser, deeper and more satisfying than anything he's written before." -- The Denver Post

"Thriller-seekers, look no further: Action man Crais just keeps getting better." -- People