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    Last Man Standing
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    Last Man Standing

    Written by David Baldacci

    Narrated by Jason Culp

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    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.

    A Hachette Audio production.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHachette Audio
    Release dateOct 3, 2005
    ISBN9781594832642
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    Last Man Standing
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    David Baldacci

    David Baldacci is one of the world’s bestselling and favourite thriller writers. A former trial lawyer with a keen interest in world politics, he has specialist knowledge in the US political system and intelligence services, and his first book, Absolute Power, became an instant international bestseller, with the movie starring Clint Eastwood a major box office hit. He has since written more than forty bestsellers featuring Amos Decker, Aloysius Archer, Atlee Pine and John Puller. David is also the co-founder, along with his wife, of the Wish You Well Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting literacy efforts across the US. Trust him to take you to the action.

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    • 3/5
      Interesting fictional view of a person who is highly suggestible while under hypnosis and that being used against him by someone who was supposed to be helping him heal from psychological wounds.
    • 3/5
      Web London is a member of a hostage rescue team that is ambushed by an unknown entity. As the sole survivor of the debacle, Web works to figure out who set them up and why. This is a pretty interesting and fast-paced mystery. I like the main character and some of the supporting characters are really well developed. Good plot.
    • 4/5
      a great page turner
    • 4/5
      Web London heads up the FBI's super-elite Hostage Rescue Team, he is a master at what he does, but on their latest assignment he is not able to predict, or save them from the bloodshed that is about to erupt. Having his men assemble in an alley, Web feels confident that they will bring down the drug dealer they have set out to destroy, but within seconds they are ambushed...everyone killed, leaving Web "The Last Man Standing".

      Trying to cope with the blame that has been placed on him by grieving widows, Web must try to put the pieces of that fateful night together. What went wrong? How were they ambushed? And who was the young boy Web saved in that alley, and why was he there? As these questions plague Web he seeks the help of psychiatrist Claire Daniels, and with her help he will be able to confront his own tainted past, as well as answer the question, why was he chosen to be the sole survivor?

      David Baldacci packs the book with a brilliant plot and more than a few surprises that will knock your socks off, and includes a wealth of detail that highlights his meticulous research skills. I can only hope that we'll see Web and company again in a future Baldacci thriller.
    • 5/5
      This story of an elite FBI agent of the hostage rescue team, his training, job, inner demons, relations with criminals and comrades as well as those who care about him. The story has a lot of depth while still being fast-paced and exciting.

      The edition was unabridged audio by Recorded Books 2005 (I didn't find it listed on GoodReads).

      The book is long at 19 CDs, and the story seems to be more detailed than I wanted at the beginning, but a few chapters in and I was loving the detail. At that point I never lost interest.
    • 5/5
      Fast paced action I enjoyed as an audiobook! Great narration as well
    • 1/5
      There seem to be two versions. One clocks in at 20+ hours and 57 chapters. This is the original version. This is the one we were listening to. The abridged version is only 10 hours and 18 chapters. We had gotten through 40+ chapters of the original when Scribd switched is over to the shortened version and did away with the long one. Not good.
    • 5/5
      Web London is an FBI agent in one of the 'special forces' called out in crisis situations. An inside informant led his team to such a situation and every member of his team was killed. He was the last man standing. Baldacci carves a great story into this nice, satisfying and delightfully fat book.
    • 4/5
      Web London, member of a Hostage Rescue Team, was the last man standing after a raid on a drug dealer‘s lair. Full of guilt, Web needs to discover why. Vivid characters. Fast-paced. Another spellbinding novel from Baldacci, a great storyteller. Looking forward to reading another Baldacci book. Recommended highly for those who love psychological thrillers.
    • 3/5
      This book was too long for me. The plot convoluted. Web London is the sole survivor of an FBI hostage rescue squad’s disastrous drug raid in Washington, DC. His survival is the result of “freezing” up--sorta. And, that's only one part of the plot. Strange that the FBI let a guy under investigation back to work???? Novel has a few interesting ideas, which if developed, could result in a decent story.
    • 4/5
      Another thriller from David Baldacci. This time the main character is Webb London, a member of the FBI strike force. He is a fearless warrior with the scars to prove it both seen, on his face and body and unseen, in his soul. Webb is assigned to raid a warehouse where intel says there is enough evidence to incarcerate a drug ring lead by Big F. As the team approaches, down an alley toward the warehouse, a young boy is off to the side looking at Webb and says, "Damn to hell". At hearing this, Webb looses his ability to move and freezes just as his team rushes in for the sting. A barrage of automatic weapons sprays out the windows and slaughters all the men. Webb realizes it was all a set up but is mortified that he "froze". Wondering if he is a coward, the other teams suspicious that he was the only survivor, Webb pursues answers to why this happened to his team, who betrayed them, why he froze, and who is behind this and why. Many questions and many answers. I enjoyed this story.

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    • 4/5
      A very interesting read – enjoyed the audio as this is a fast paced thriller! Action packed with suspense, plot twists and the main character Wed, a member of FBI HRT—leaving him the last man standing after a wipeout of the team. Taking you from the past to the present as you learn more – as he unravels the mystery with colorful characters along the way --- great job from Baldacci!
    • 4/5
      Very good read. Excellent character development (at least for the main characters), but a little heavy on killings.
    • 5/5
      An outstanding read! Baldacci once again shows his mastery of conspiracy around the DC beltway, inside and out. An FBI HRT thinks he's losing it when he freezes in the middle of a mission, and watches his team get eliminated. Searching for answers, he becomes embroiled in a drug turf war, and a revenge plot of the highest order. And his key to it all - a young boy who saw it all, the son of a drug kingpin, who has vanished without a trace. Not only is the HRT agent searching for him, but so is his kingpin father, who will stop at nothing to see his son safe from the life he himself is embroiled in. As on par with Baldacci's works, there are dozens of twists and turns in this story to keep the reader on edge, and eager for what happens next.

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    • 5/5
      Loved this book, love this author.

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    • 4/5
      Web London is the last man left after an ambush, will he find out what's going on before the people who murdered his squad get to him or will he join them?Interesting and quite readable

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    • 3/5
      A Birthday Present that turned into a Sour Read! I received this book as a birthday present and the gift brought a grateful smile to my face since I have enjoyed many of David Baldacci's novels, i.e., Absolute Power, A Simple Truth and others and within a few days I was reading Last Man Standing. Overall, I thought the Web London character was boring and shallow. As an FBI hostage team assaulter he seemed more like a loose cannon rather than a team player which I suspect is the SOP for the FBI. The story is plastered with police that have nothing to fill their time with except to shoot bazookas like guns and love every minute of their destruction. Sometimes I had to laugh because some of the author's scenarios were so bizarre and far-fetched. I won't go into the constant splattering of foul, almost detestable language, which I didn't feel added much to the plot. There were few surprises and I felt I was sitting on the edge of my seat waiting to find out what would happen next. Anyway, in my opinion Last Man Standing doesn't seem to fit Mr. Baldacci's style of a thrilling mystery novel that is at least realistic to a degree and his intensive research into the subject matter that he noted for. One last thought I think the book could have been shorten by at least 50 or 60 pages. It's not a terrible novel, it's a good read and I wouldn't recommend purchasing it.
    • 3/5
      Good story line Well constructed
    • 4/5
      Web London's FBI Hostage Rescue Team is lured into a trap, caught in a crossfire and slaughtered. He's the only survivor.One witness to the team's massacre is a ten year old named Kevin Westbrook. He's the brother of a drug dealer named Big F. After the shooting, Kevin disappears.Web knows that he'll need help dealing with the emotional loss of his friends and goes to see psychiatrist, Claire Daniels. As he tells her of his past, we see the anguish and guilt that he feels that he's alive and couldn't have done more to save his friends.FBI supervisor, Percy Bates meets with undercover agent Randall Cove. Cove gave the FBI the information about what was important in the building there were raiding. He believes that the Oxycontin flow from rural areas into the cities in the East Coast is coming from one group. He thinks that they might be located in Appalicia.I enjoyed the book and feel that Web London is one of the author's better protagonists. His interaction with Claire Daniels left me wanting more.The author also provided a number of well timed plot twists that caught me totally unaware.
    • 4/5
      This was alright - it gallops along, and I liked the main character, Web. He's likable, and it's easy to root for him. The villains are a bit silly, and God, do I hate villains who are over-dramatic! Ugh.
    • 2/5
      Lots of harsh language, storyline moved too slowly and the characters were underdeveloped. I stopped after the 3rd CD (audiobook)
    • 3/5
      Webb London, Hostage Rescue Team, only one to survive, has to prove himself in a similar situation
    • 4/5
      Thriller with a psychological component for the girls, and things that go "boom" for the boys!I happened on this book during an international Bookcrosser meeting in Switzerland. Picked it up from the book smorgasbord, took it to the hostel with me and started reading. And was hooked. Some parts may show a little lenght, but that is easily overshined by the brilliant introduction of the characters, namely the main character, Web London. But also his sidekick Romano and the psychologist that helps Web London to discover some secrets of his own past. Here you have a hardened special ops FBI agent, member of a hostage rescue team, that gets ambushed. All officers except London are killed. How London comes to terms with this terrible shock, and finds out why it has happened, provides for a few evenings of page-turning readers' joy. At the last page I shed some tears, something which rarely happens to me with books. [Bookcrossing book: Will travel on. I have obtained my own copy.]