First and foremost, a large thank you to NetGalley, Robert Rotenberg, and Simon & Schuster Canada for providing me with a copy of this publication, which allows me to provide you with an unbiased review.

Back for another novel in Robert Rotenberg's great police procedural series, I could not get enough of this prequel. Ari Greene is a young officer in the Toronto Police Department with an important job, tracking down a potential assassin ahead of the 1988 G7 Summit. While he tries to follow a fluid lead, Greene soon ends up playing cat and mouse with a determined assassin who has a plan and a means to get things done. The pressure is high and there is no room for mistakes, though Greene and a handful of others will have to act fast as the world is watching, even if they do not know what is going on. A stellar addition to the series that shows Rotenberg is always thinking and developing this Canadian-based series. One that series fans ought not to miss and those new to Rotenberg's work should pick up to begin finding their newest addiction!
It's 1988 and things have just become a lot more interesting in Canada's largest city! After receiving word that there may be an assassin headed to Toronto to kill the heads of government to the G7 countries, the Chief of Police dispatches his up-and-coming young officer. Ari Greene has made quite the impact on his chief and within the Toronto PD, which is why he is headed to a small community between the Quebec-Vermont border to assess the threat.

When Greene arrives, he learns that the threat is real, as a US Customs official is dead and someone saw a mysterious woman flee the area. Now, trying to track her down will be Officer Greene's greatest challenge, as there are only a handful of hours left before the leaders emerge in Toronto to begin their meetings.

As Greene makes some headway, he is always one step behind the alleged assassin, who has him in the crosshairs. With little time to waste, both Greene and the assassin make their moves, playing a game of cat and mouse, trying to ensure they do not end up failing their own missions. The summit begins and the world is watching, unsure what is going on in the background. Greene knows that he is on borrowed time and must find the assassin, as the bodies pile up along the way. Any of the leaders could be a target, or they could all be on the list. Greene has little time to wonder, as the pressure mounts and there is no room for failure. Robert Rotenberg delivers a great story, told from a number of perspectives, all prepared to entertain the reader throughout the reading journey!

I have always enjoyed the writing of Robert Rotenberg, particularly his Ari Greene series. There is something special for me to read a police procedural series dedicated to Canadian perspectives, a rarity in my reading experience. Rotenberg does well to craft a solid story and keeps the reader engaged throughout the experience. The narrative delivers a fast-paced depiction of events leading up to the G7 Summit, told in small increments and packed full of detail. Rotenberg does a masterful job at building a strong foundation and injecting needed momentum throughout the story, using short chapters to keep the reader on edge. The use of minute time advancements also adds a layer of urgency to the story, which provides additional intrigue into the larger storytelling that Rotenberg offers. Many wonderful characters find roles in the story, fulfilling needed roles to keep things edgy and punchy when required. The flavours offered through these perspectives allow Rotenberg to plunge down many rabbit holes as needed. Plot points are plentiful and ever-evolving, another wonderful aspect of this piece. It kept me wanting to learn more in this well-paced novel. I am eager to see what's next for Robert Rotenberg, as well as with this series.

Kudos, Mr. Rotenberg, for a stellar reading experience, sure to impress series fans to no end!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review "One Minute More", the exciting prequel to Robert Rotenberg's 'Ari Greene' series. Having read all of the books in the series, I was excited to be able to meet Ari Greene prior to his arrival on the Robbery Homicide Squad. And I was not disappointed.
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… Travelling to Montreal and then back towards Toronto, the assassin leaves a trail of bodies - anyone they can use, and then kill, to get closer to their prey: the members of the G7 (including the Prime Minister of Canada, the Prime Minister of England, the President of the United States and the emerging power in post-Soviet Russia).

This is a conspiracy long in the making, and no one, not even international heads of state, are safe.

Non stop action, from start to finish. Highly recommended.