Two Minutes was about how long it took me to finish.

About a week or so ago I finished The Two Minute Rule by Robert Crais.

This was the first Crais novel I have read where it isn't an Elvis Cole novel. For that very reason I had some misgivings before I started it. I mean Cole works, why fuck with a recipe?

Well I'll be damned if I didn't enjoy Rule as much as I enjoyed Crais' Cole novels. The man is a damn good writer.

The book centers around a bank robber, Max Holman, who is getting released after a 10-year stint in the pokey. One of the things he wants to do is meet his son, Richie, who he's not seen at all since he went to prison.

But, unfortunately, his son--a cop--is murdered the day before Holman is to get out. And to complicate things, things aren't what they seem.

Holman takes it upon himself to find out why his son was murdered. And he gets help from the unlikeliest of places.

You can check out audio of Crais reading from the first chapter here.

An excellent, excellent read.