15 Seconds - Andrew Gross I really like the author's style. This is a mainstream thriller but much more entertaining than either the James Patterson or Harlan Coben variety. 15 Seconds is an especially good thriller and "chase" novel taking its title from how your life can change in merely 15 seconds. In the beginning of the novel, there are two seemingly separate events in which this happens and Andrew Gross does a fine job bringing them together. It has a nice Hitchcockian (if that isn't a word, it is now) feel in its theme of innocent man accused. Andrew Gross remains my favorite mainstream thriller author.