"The Two Minute Rule"

"The Two Minute Rule" by Robert Crais is one of his stand alone novels and, as far as I can remember, is the first of his work that I've read. He's also written a couple of mystery series - the Elvis Cole and Joe Pike novels. "The Two Minute Rule" follows Max Holman after he's served prison time for a bank robbery. He has plans to get it right this time and also look up the adult son that he hasn't seen since he was a kid. His son is now a police officer and before he has a chance to find him, his son is murdered along with three other police officers. Devastated at the loss of his son and the relationship he hoped to build with him, he also learns the boy's mother died in a car accident a few years ago and he's unable to make amends with her either. Adrift and angry as well as not getting the answers he is seeking from the police, Holman sets out to find out what really happened to his son and enlists the help of the female FBI agent who was responsible for him going to prison. The investigation leads him down a path that makes him wonder who his son really was - a question he must find the answer to in order to find peace. This is a great read! pazt