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Last Man Standing has the essential elements of a terrific David Baldacci novel: a tough but tender-hearted hero, dirty dealings in the nation's bureaucracy, and a roller-coaster plot. Web London, a member of the FBI's Hostage Rescue Team, froze up on a drug raid and thus became the sole survivor of a remote-controlled ambush that killed six of his compatriots. Now the only witness has disappeared and the inside man on the botched raid has gone underground.
As a pretty psychiatrist puzzles over the corners of Web's brain that kept him alive, Web himself stays on the move. He's certain that the ambush is connected to the prison escape of a neofascist leader, Ernest B. Free, whom he helped arrest five years earlier, and a series of new murders leads him to a Virginia horse farm and the driving force behind all the carnage. It may seem as though Baldacci gives away the mastermind too soon, but both the bad guys and the good guys are complex enough that there's plenty of punch all the way to the last page. --Barrie Trinkle --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
From Publishers Weekly
Last year's Wish You Well, a historical family drama set in rural Virginia, proved that Baldacci, previously known for his thrillers (particularly his debut, Absolute Power), can do much more than supply maximum suspense. His latest is another exciting thriller, but one that hasn't forsaken the ambitions of Wish You Well, plumbing the emotions and exploring the shadings of human nature in an impressive way. And for the first time, Baldacci has created characters that readers will demand to see back in a sequel. He has chosen an immensely interesting subject: the (real-life) FBI Hostage Rescue Team, a force so elite that many of the Seals, Delta Force grads and other special ops who apply to it don't make the cut. Baldacci's hero is hostage rescue team superstar Web London, who inexplicably (to himself and others) freezes during an operation that leaves the rest of his team dead; hence, the book's title. Web's investigation into the massacre involves him with several bands of criminals, most notably a white supremacist terrorist cell, a gang of D.C. drug peddlers headed by a charismatic giant, and a secret group involved in both terror and drug activities. At the same time, Web's exploration into why he froze leads him to psychoanalysis and hypnosis, to budding romance and, ultimately, to revelations that tie together all the strands and questions of the immensely complicated plot. This is Baldacci's most accomplished thriller. The action, conspiratorial and overt, shifting from urban to rural and back, is nearly nonstop and expertly drawn; heroes and villains alike are believable and equally flawed; and there's a newfound maturity of tone here, a somber acceptance of the suffering that necessarily attends human life. (On-sale Nov. 6)Forecast: The American flag waving on the book's cover will draw readers' eyes; the strong title and the Baldacci name will carry them to the cash register. Expect hefty sales. Simultaneous audio cassette (abridged and unabridged), audio CD (abridged) and large-print editions.
Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Very Exciting,
By Brendan "brendan077" (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Last Man Standing (Mass Market Paperback)
This was my first Baldacci book, and it is still my favorite. It is a very exciting book and the information you get on Hostage Rescue Team and FBI in general is fun to read about. Baldacci does a good job of putting you in the shoes of Web London. The plot has many twists and turns and each one keeps you hooked. Through the descriptions of his environment, you can feel like you are there better than some of his other books. This book is exciting and more believeable than other fiction out there. Although 4 stars may be overdoing it a bit, 3 stars would definately not do it justice. This is my favorite fiction book in this genre.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Satisfying Hero,
By Vanessa Larkspur "vanessa_larkspur" (United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Last Man Standing (Mass Market Paperback)
This is the first book I've read by this author. I'm currently obsessively craving "thriller" mysteries, and this one "hit the spot". I really enjoyed the character, Web London, because mentally he was so damaged and messy on one level in sharp contrast with how competent and efficient he was on another level. To me, it seemed to be a truer depiction of the way people really are, rather than all one way or another. I especially appreciated that there was no neat, easy resolution between Web and Claire Daniels at the end of the book. I will definitely read another by this author.
5.0 out of 5 stars
this is the best creation that this writer ever came up with,
By justareader (yorba linda, ca United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Last Man Standing (Mass Market Paperback)
i've been reading this one to the page 241 now, it's getting better and better. baldacci actually did lot of good and thorough researches before putting them together and into a novel. the dialogues between the shrink and web london were all top-nothed and very well put. the dialogues? well, they are one of the bests that i've ever read. the only bad thing about this book is the typesetting. it's too tight and congested, making the pages only in heavy blocks of paragraphs, while making the dialogues not so easy to catch on. this is the worst typesetting book that i ever encountered, and i might hold the full responsibility to the editor that did not and simply overlooked such a burden that might hurt the eyes of the readers, shame on him/her! the plot and scenario might be too complicated to some readers but really are eye-candy to a reader like me. i love it. i just don't know why some of the readers have to judge a book's value by not too believable or sometimes gave a low rating due to some of their moral standard or the limits of their nerves. when reading a book, you have to evaluate how much the hardworks and his heart of a writer has put into it. by comparison to some horrible writers like higgings and patterson who just cash in with their old format to produce similar books one after another and produced them three to four books a year once they hit the jackpot of getting a best seller and become famous. these are actually the worst writers who we should shun away. baldacci definitely is not one of them, because so far he's writing books that were so differently each time, even sometimes the plots were a bit impossible to some readers. it's just like religions, gods, faiths, politics, something if you don't believe it, you could always say you don't believe it, but you never get the right to judge it. guess what? the democratic liberals never hate the rightwing conservative republicans to the guts, but the latter always wishes hell to their opponent party. this is what i got the impression from some of the low-ratings of this book. blessed are those who never judge by their own narrow-minded values, 'cause the heaven always belongs to them. amen.
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