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)

Fascinating to the very end!

The narrator was great. I have found that that so often can make the audio version of a book exciting or not.
The story was compelling and thorough. The characters were well formed and detailed. I always find myself wanting more about the characters but this author was right on the mark for me. I will look for other books/audio from this author.

Entertaining

Yet another good one by Balducci. Good story and characters. Lots of twists and turns.

Good Action...

This book has so much action, technical description and authentic characters that it is totally absorbing.
Spoiler alert: didn't like the unresolved ending. It begs for a sequel!

Great story

Really liked the suspense and mystery of the story. The surprise ending definitely did not expect, but thoroughly enjoyed.

Riveting!

I couldn't put my cell phone down. The book was full of suspense through out. Bravo!

We need a follow up book featuring web London and Ramono. really liked this one

Last Man Standing

Good character development. At the start it was a bit slow and I thought that too much time was spent on developing the characters but after finishing, this detail was necessary to understanding why things happened and was part of the plot. As the plot unfolded, you started to understand why the things happened. A few good twists in the plot. After "The DaVinci Code", the best book I have listened to .

Listened to many D. Baldacci Books - My Favorite!

I loved this book. It was unbelievably long but I wish it had been longer. I've let the book float around in my mind for a while before I wrote this review. In the past, King and Maxwell were my favorites. Since this book, I've listened to Will Robie (and made me think often of Mitch Rapp and my favorite thriller/mystery author, Vince Flynn - may he rest in peace!). Anyway, I loved the Will Robie books. I really did but my mind kept wandering back to Web London and the Last Man Standing. This book made that much of an impression on me. There were so many angles to the plot and how they wove together made it interesting and hard to stop listening for 22 hours. Whatever you choose, don't let the length dissuade you from purchasing the book. I always figure a long book is just more entertainment for my credit dollars.

Good read as long as you overlook some faults

I really enjoyed it and found it hard to put down. If you like action-packed thrillers, you will love this book. There were a lot of plot twists that I didn't anticipate, which I enjoyed, and I liked the fact that not everything got wrapped up neatly at the end - it was more realistic that way.

However, the dialogue and characters are embarrassing--every male character is either enormous, unbelievably handsome, or has been through more firefights than they can count. Many of the characters are two dimensional and flat as are some the character interaction. The dialogue does not feel realistic, and about halfway through the book the effort to suspend disbelief gets to be a real struggle.

Last Man Standing is a good read as long as you are able to overlook some typical faults.

David Baldacci does it again

I loved this book. And the main character Web London was terrific. I hope that he will become a reoccurring character in future books.