One Minute More

This is a non-stop, engaging story that keeps readers on the edge of their seats as they follow a young police officer who is in a race against time to catch an assassin before they arrive at their target - the 1988 G7 summit in Toronto where the heads of seven powerful countries in the world are gathering.

This is the epitome of a fast-paced, action-packed story where the momentum does not let up. Complete with short chapters, well-defined characters and multiple POVs (some quite tertiary but who still add a lot to the story), this prequel to Rotenberg's Ari Greene series gives readers a look at Greene's early years as a police officer. 

The Gist: When the Toronto police chief receives a mysterious warning that an assassin will be crossing the border into Canada to kill one of the representatives at the G7 summit, he sends young police officer Ari Greene to investigate. What begins in a small Quebec border town turns into a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse as Greene tries to identify and catch the assassin as the body count starts to climb.

Part police procedural, part high-paced action and one helluva tense ride, this unputdownable Canadian-based series will keep people reading just 'one minute more' to find out if Ari Greene will stop an assassination that would impact the world.

Disclaimer: My sincere thanks to Simon and Schuster Canada for the complimentary digital and paperback copies of this book which were given in exchange for my honest review.

My Rating: 5 stars

Author: Robert Rotenberg

Genre: Suspense, Canadian

Type and Source: ebook and trade paperback from publisher

Publisher: Simon and Schuster Canada

First Published: February 25, 2025

Read: Feb 7 - 9, 2025

Book Description from GoodReads: For fans of Lee Child and Brad Thor, an unstoppable thriller set in 1988 when—a mere 100 hours before world leaders gather for the G7 summit—police get a hot tip that an assassin is on the way.

It’s a long-shot mission. No one thinks much of the information the Toronto chief of police receives from a mysterious a would-be assassin is about to cross the border into Canada to kill the heads of the seven most powerful countries in the world. Undeterred, he sends young police officer Ari Greene to a sleepy Quebec–Vermont border town to investigate.

During a festive and colourful July 4th parade, Greene spots his unlikely target and gives chase across borders and boundaries. But as the hours and the minutes until the summit tick down, bodies start to pile up…

And no one, not even international heads of state, are safe.

This prequel to Robert Rotenberg’s bestselling series, including What We Buried and Downfall, is an excellent introduction to one of Toronto’s favourite detectives, Ari Greene, on his first-ever case. An enthralling action thriller in the tradition of Frederick Forsyth’s The Day of the Jackal and Robert Ludlum’s Jason Bourne series, One Minute More is sure to delight readers of Rotenberg’s previous books and attract a whole new audience.