The Two Minute Rule
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| Rating | : | 4.94 (740 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1451648944 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 512 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-06-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Another Fine Robert Crais Book" according to Avid Reader. I love Crais' Elvis Cole mysteries. This however is not one of the Cole series. Its about a newly released convict/bank robber and his quest for justice for his son. It has the usual Crais surprises and good characters, Its fun, and I enjoyed it, but it seemed a trifle more formulaic than his usual writing. I do think Crais is an excellent writer, and I continue to read anything he's written. I do recommend it, but the Cole books are better.. Archmaker said Seeking redemption.. This story of a bank robber, Max Holman, who on the day of his release from prison learns that his estranged son, an LA cop, has been murdered with Seeking redemption. This story of a bank robber, Max Holman, who on the day of his release from prison learns that his estranged son, an LA cop, has been murdered with 3 other officers, becomes a touching story of a man trying to renounce his past and to reclaim some portion of redemption for the neglect and abandonment of his son due to his drug use and criminal life, when he rejects the official version of his son's death and begins a search for the truth he believes is being buried for reasons he cannot comprehend.Stymied at every turn by the police and officialdom in general, he is a man weighed down by guilt for his past and a timidity. other officers, becomes a touching story of a man trying to renounce his past and to reclaim some portion of redemption for the neglect and abandonment of his son due to his drug use and criminal life, when he rejects the official version of his son's death and begins a search for the truth he believes is being buried for reasons he cannot comprehend.Stymied at every turn by the police and officialdom in general, he is a man weighed down by guilt for his past and a timidity. Crais does it again Whether he is writing one of his Elvis Cole books or a standalone novel, Robert Crais can be depended on to deliver a top-notch effort. The non-Cole novel The Two Minute Rule is still more proof of that.The title refers to a term involving bank robberies: from the time the robbery is announced, the criminals have two minutes before the police may appear. Max Holman broke the rule once and it wound up costing him ten years in federal prison. It wasn't all bad: he learned to clean up his many vices and has no intention of going back to a life of crime. His prison stay, however, estranged him completely from his young son a
About to leave prison on parole, the 48-year-old Max hopes he can establish contact with the son he never really knew, now a cop. From Publishers Weekly Two minutes, in and out, that's the rule for robbing banks in this page-turning action ride around L.A. Max Holman certainly knows the time limit better than most. Dubbed the "hero bandit" by the press, he got caught during a robbery after he stopped to perform CPR on a bank customer who had a heart attack. When Max's son is murdered, suspected of being in a ring of dirty cops seeking the Marchenko and Parsons loot, Max needs to know the truth. The only person he figures can help him is Katherine Pollard, the fed who nabbed him, who's now ex-FBI and a struggling single mom. (Mar.)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Break that rule, and you can end up like Marchenko and Pa
But in one moment of weakness he botched a bank job and went away for a decade. To uncover the truth about the killing, Max aligns with Katherine Pollard, the ex–FBI agent who put him away, in a father’s search for justice and revenge.. Max Holman knew the two minute rule: Get in, get the cash, and get out. Now released from federal prison, Max wants to reconcile with his estranged son, an L.A. cop. Instead he receives the devastating news that his son’s been gunned down in cold blood