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, 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.

not his best

I've read a few Baldacci books, and most of them I like--especially the Maxwell-King stories, but this one-for the most part--was a disappointment. I don't like predictable stories--and this one was predictable. There was even a little stereotyping of the bad guys, even though some of the characteristics of some of the bad guys turned out to be okay, for the most part they were disappointing too.

But in my opinion it was too easy to tell where the story was going, and who was bad and who was not, and I like my stories to have a few more surprises than this one had.

However, this one story being predictable, will not stop me from reading another one of Mr. Baldaccci stories.

Poor ending

A complicated and involved story line with multiple levels of intrigue and suspense. But a poor ending.

Easy listening. Great narrator

Very enjoyable listen. Not really complex and a bit predictable but is entertaining and well worth the 1 credit.

Found a great new author

I am very glad I selected Last Man Standing. I've found a new and exciting author who writes in a way that has you living the story. He has more twists and turns and ever time you think you have the plot figured out you a presented a new surprise. I can't wait to start listening to his next book.

Slow Beginning - Action-Packed Ending.

This book is a great action thriller. Starts very slowly, has many twists and turns and I dare anyone to predict the ending. The author was awesome however the true star here is the narrator and the many characters he was able to audibly portray. I recommend this audio book highly.