The Two Minute Rule

STELLAR READING OF SUSPENSE FILLED TALE

The relationship between father and son has often been a focus in literature. There have been unbreakable bonds between the two, distrust, hate, reconciliation, love, all manner of emotions. Yet, I expect that few examinations of this relationship result in a scenario as explosive as the one devised by Robert Crais. The author¿s rather catchy title comes from the knowledge that if you¿re going to rob a bank, you have about two minutes to get away with the money before the police arrive. Protagonist Max Holman knew that dictate well but he lingered long enough during a robbery to help a person suffering a heart attack. The result? Sympathetic press for Max and ten years in jail. Like many other prisoners Max thought of what he would do when he was released. Uppermost in his mind was setting things right with his son, a policeman. Tragically Max learns on the very day of his release that his son and three fellow officers have been shot and killed. The official story is that they have been gunned down by a gang leader, Juarez. Max doesn¿t buy that but there¿s no help for him from the LAPD. The only person he can think of who might help is the FBI agent who arrested him - Katharine Pollard. She has retired and living peacefully, comfortably. There are just a few people in this world that she wants to avoid and one of them is Max. Nonetheless, when Juarez becomes an apparent suicide she has to reluctantly agree that the official story doesn¿t make much sense. She and Max join forces and begin to investigate on their own. What they uncover is not only shocking but dangerous. The pleasure in listening to a story by Crais is his ability to intricately plot and surprise with every turn. Christopher Graybill offers a laudable narration, moving from the determined voice of a father who wants to avenge his son¿s death to the longing and sadness in the voice of a man who finds himself drawn to a woman he doesn¿t think he deserves. - Gail Cooke

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wonderful read i kept turning the page could not put it down.

Wonderfu read. a page turner.

Note

Story included in condensed version of 4 novels
"Selection Editions" by Readers Digest

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Super Character! Super Read!

Fascinating novel and the characters are believable. I've never been disappointed in a Crais novel!

Ending very good The rest is just so-so

Holman is a Max Payne type of character, which is good, but just keeps the book floating above water until you reach the ending, which honestly saves the entire read and changed my rating from 'needs help' to 'just ok'. My life wouldn't be better-off or worse if I hadn't read this book. It was just entertaining enough to finish it.

ROBERT CRAIS CAN WRITE!!!!!

I haven't read a Robert Crais book that I haven't loved. There is nothing he can do wrong!! This one is another page turner - I hated to put it down.

GREAT BOOK!!!

This is my first Robert Crais book & I loved it. I'll be sure to check out his others.

Great fun!

This is my first Crais book, but I will certainly read more. Holman is a great, flawed character, touching in his need to redeem his son's life. The characters and action are written very well. Highly recommended.

Doesn't stack up to Elvis

Let me preface this by saying that the Elvis Cole series is one of my absolute all time favorite series. This book just didn't meet that same standard for me. I kept thinking that the time Crais spent writing this could have been better spent on another Elvis installment.

A Must Read!

Wow Robert Crais has done it agian. This book is definetly worth going out and buying. I couldnt put it down, it keeps you interested through the whole story. Very well played out and a very mind boggling ending, very good. If you liked hostage and the forgotten man then this book is for you. two thumbs up!

It's an awesome book

I give this book two thumbs up. It was so short and interesting. It just makes you go on and on till I realized I was almost at the end of the book. Robert Crais depicted Max Holman as such a great character despite the fact he was a bank robber. Great book I recommend everyone to read it.

Two Minute Rule Will Have You Reading For More Than Two Hours

The is the first book by Robert Crais I have read and I have to say I enjoyed it. It's a nerve-racking tale of redemption and guilt underneath the Hollywood sign wrapped up in the heartbeat that is L.A.

CRAIS IS THE MASTER!

Robert Crais has exceeded his own high standards. Needless to say, fans of his Elvis Cole series will NOT be disappointed. Once you begin 'The Two-Minute Rule,' you won't stop reading until the end and it will leave you thirsty for more. This is not a routine story or a predictable plot: it is a tightly written, action packed and complex story line. In this artfully crafted story, Crais draws us right into each scene with his unique, dynamic, and colorful prose. You can actually hear his sentences come alive. As always, his characters have personalities that never cease to entertain with their playful banter and razor-sharp dialogue. He has a knack for creating fully dimensional characters that think, feel and bleed, and the reader hurts with them. Robert Crais is a magician with words.

Thriller fans will appreciate this terrific tale of revenge

Ten years ago Max Holman was caught robbing the Studio City Pacific West Bank. He was convicted and went to prison, but today he is being released. All Max wants to do is see his son Ritchie who he has not seen since the kid¿s twelfth birthday. While Max was a guest of the state of California, Ritchie became a cop. However, on this day when he should be rejoicing in his freedom, Max learns ironically that his son and three other cops were killed in Los Angeles. P The LAPD accused gang leader Alejandro Juarez. Stunned and needing to avenge his loss, Max begins his own inquiries and quickly concludes that Juarez may be scum, but neither he nor his associates and employees killed Ritchie or the other cops. Unable to let go, Max digs deeper and begins to uncover police corruption that could easily cost him his life or at a minimum his freedom, but he refuses to back down as he has to do this for Ritchie. P Though the romance with an FBI Agent seems more obligatory than plot needed, action thriller fans will appreciate this terrific tale of revenge. Holman knows he failed his son in life so he fixates on bringing justice to the real killer. Thus Max¿s obsession and his criminal past make him a dangerous adversary, but against who is his problem as the Juarez¿s gang and the cops want him dead. A final plausible twist will shake readers as much as it does Max as Robert Crais hooks readers with THE TWO MINUTE RULE between life and death. P Harriet Klausner

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