The Two Minute Rule by Robert Crais

Akram Raza
4 min readJan 4, 2022

The Two Minute Rule by Robert Crais: The Two Minute Rule by Robert Craisis all about the dark aspects of the modern world. Crimes are the dark and heinous part of the human life. The criminals have discovered and invented new methods and ways to commit the most heinous crimes.These criminals are dealt with different methods by the law abiding forces and other agencies.There are many agencies working in the different countries to tackle these criminals and to bring to them to the law and court. The Two Minute Rule by Robert Crais is about the killing of a child of a prisoner and all his struggle to find the killer.

The word crime is hated most in the world but at the same time, people are bending to the crimes as it ensures the power and money in the shortest manner.The dreams of becoming powerful and wealthy overnight attracts the souls to wander in this field and do whatever they think it right to do.The Two Minute Rule by Robert Crais is one of such novel that tells the horrible story of the crimes who has been raised to life with the help of law enforcement agencies. The Two Minute Rule by Robert Crais would take you by surprise.

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Elvis Cole and Joe Pike series comes a thrilling novel featuring LAPD K-9 Officer Scott James and his German shepherd, Maggie.

Two minutes might feel like an eternity. If you breach the two-minute rule, you’ll spend the rest of your life in prison.If you ask anyone on the wrong side of the law about the two-minute rule, they’ll tell you that’s about as long as you can hope for before the authorities arrive to a heist.However, not everyone follows the guidelines.When an elderly ex-con is eventually released from prison, he finds that freedom isn’t all that sweet.

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In a drive-by shooting, his kid is killed. It may appear to be a random act, but when the victim is a cop — particularly one with a con for a father — the motivations are never straightforward.When the hit is shown to be a vengeance killing and the issue of police corruption is raised, a father’s final responsibility is to clear his son’s reputation and apprehend the perpetrator.

The Two Minute Rule by Robert Crais

When ex-convicts Max Holman is eventually released from prison, he discovers that freedom isn’t all that sweet. His sole thought is to reconcile with his estranged son, who happens to be a cop. But then he learns the heartbreaking news that his son and three other Los Angeles police officers were assassinated the night before Holman’s release.

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When the hit is shown to be a vengeance killing and the issue of police corruption is raised, a father’s final responsibility is to clear his son’s reputation and apprehend the perpetrator. The Two Minute Rule is compelling, edgy suspense from the author who sets the bar when it comes to crime fiction today, with all of the qualities that have made Robert Crais one of the finest crime novels today.

The Two Minute Rule by Robert Crais

Max isn’t convinced by a word of it. He doesn’t believe Juarez murdered any more cops than he had to, and he doesn’t believe anybody could have gotten the jump on the four officers unless they knew and trusted him. With no family or friends to turn to, Max phones Katherine Pollard, the FBI agent who saw him as a hero when she sent him up 10 years ago, unaware that she has since left the Agency and feels just like him.
They click remarkably well for such an odd couple-keen he’s to show Richie wasn’t the nasty cop he looked to be; she thinks she owes him something despite everyone warning her about how poisonous their relationship is-they’re determined to prove Richie wasn’t the dirty cop he seemed to be.

It all sounds like L.A. Confidential, with dead cops, dirty cops, and an unlikely romance between a law enforcement officer and a tarnished character in the City of Angels, and you can bet that Crais is aiming for the same big-ticket movie sale with a fast-paced case that reads like a 300-page treatment.

In his 21st book, Los Angeles ace Crais (The Promise, 2015, etc.) extends his streak of sharp, enjoyable thrillers.

The Two Minute Rule by Robert Crais

But, as already stated, they are minor quibbles.The Two Minute Rule is a tense, emotionally gratifying thriller that introduces us to one of crime fiction’s most intriguing pairings.
It is hoped Scott James and Maggie will work together again soon.

About the Writer:

Robert Crais was born in 1953 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He was trained as a mechanical engineer before pursuing his dream of becoming a writer. In 1976 he went to Hollywood and began writing scripts for such television series as Miami Vice and Cagney and Lacey. He received an Emmy nomination for his work on Hill Street Blues. He is the author of the Elvis Cole series and the Joe Pike series. The Monkey’s Raincoat won the Anthony and Macavity Awards in 1988. In 2005, his novel Hostage was adapted into a movie starring Bruce Willis. He is the 2006 recipient of the Ross Macdonald Literary Award. His novel, The Promise, made the New York Times bestseller list in 2015.

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Originally published at https://coveringinfo.com on January 4, 2022.

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Akram Raza

M.Phil in English (Linguistic), have lot of experience in the grammar and the related fields, interested in book reviews, writing reviews and articles.