Last Man Standing

By: David Baldacci

Narrated by: Jason Culp

Length: 22 hrs and 8 mins

Publisher's summary

It took 10 seconds for Web London to lose everything: his friends, his team, his reputation. Point man of the FBI's super-elite Hostage Rescue Team, Web roared into a blind alley toward a drug-dealer's lair only to meet a high-tech, custom-designed ambush that killed everyone around him.

Now coping with the blame-filled words of anguished widows and the suspicions of colleagues, Web tries to put his life back together with the help of his psychiatrist, Dr. Claire Daniels. To do so he must discover why he was the one man who lived through the ambush - and find the only other person who came out of that alley alive...a 10-year-old boy who has since disappeared.

Web's search leads him from inner-city Washington, DC, to the rolling hills of Virginia horse country - while people connected to him are violently silenced. Acting on his instincts, Web believes he knows where the killer will strike next. Only this time, he may not survive the attack.

Last Man Standing is an explosive psychological thriller about a man desperate to find answers - from the secret terrors he has kept from himself to his unbearable guilt. His fight to save himself and those he cares for will come at a high cost...and threaten everything he has grown to believe in.

©2001 Columbus Rose, Ltd., All Rights Reserved (P)2001 Time Warner AudioBooks

Critic reviews

"Impressive...immensely interesting...Baldacci's most accomplished thriller." ( Publishers Weekly)
"Has the essential elements of a terrific novel: a tough but tender-hearted hero, dirty dealings in the nation's bureaucracy, and a roller-coaster plot." (Amazon.com)

Great book.

Baldacci is awesome. Stories within stories, mystery within mystery. Great book. I highly recommend. Leaves you hoping the book doesn’t end but wanting the mystery solved.

Book was too long and too much story hard to keep up

I kept reading the book but the story was so twisted it was hard to keep up with all the parts. I did listen to the end but really didn’t like the ending and the book was too long.

Disappointing ending

I agree with all of the one to two star ratings - too long, lots of boring descriptions of guns, how was it all orchestrated?, and really, really disappointing ending!

My first and my last, … I think

Nothing special. It was long and interesting but not gripping. The most suspense was whether I was going to finish the book. I did and it works but there are many others I want to try before I will try another Baldacci.

krmsy couldn't have been more wrong!

I hesitated getting this book based on the comments that it was too detailed and boring. I am so glad that I listened to the other reviewers and got this book! It was excellent. The detail was important in many cases, showed the author had done his research, and painted a picture that was realistic and easy to follow. This was a great book and kept me interested the entire way. If you like action/mystery/suspense type of books, this is a good one to get.

Great book, a little bogged down in the middle

Very fun story, likable main character - action packed and good mystery. The only downside is A) too much trivial detail in parts and B) I hate it when a male narrator does male and female characters.

Great Book!!!

This is one of the best books I've listened to since joining one year ago! The story was great, I couldn't stop listening. Narrator did an excellent job! Great characters, not one boring moment!!!

Impossible to put down

Incrediblely intricate. Nearly constant action. Great plot twists.

It could have been better.

Would you be willing to try another book from David Baldacci? Why or why not?

No, because he is a "hit and miss author" in that he can have good books and others are not so good like this one is. This is the second book I have listened to from David Baldacci the first one I rated 5 stars and this one 3 stars. The reason this book is 21 hours long is that many scenes are described in minute detail. For example their was a meal he tells you every thing in the meal. He does this type of thing in many other situations as well.

Would you listen to another book narrated by Jason Culp?

I think he did a poor job in that his reading speed would vary from Normal to very slow, at a couple of points I increased the play back speed to 1.25. He also several times mispronounced words as if he wasn't paying attention to what he was reading or the context in which the words are used.

Could you see Last Man Standing being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?

No.

Any additional comments?

You likely can tell I was disappointed with this book, in my opinion if The author had left out much of the unnecessary detailed descriptions and used another narrator the book would have been much better.

Fantastic story telling

ok - i listen to A LOT of fantasy, science fiction and Zombie crap/ post apocalyptic and this is by far one of the best readings of a book I have listened to. 10/10 for a great book and great reading.