Last Man Standing - Softcover

David Baldacci

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0743207394 ISBN 13: 9780743207393

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd, 2001

Synopsis

Last Man Standing has the essential elements of a terrific DavidBaldacci novel: a tough but tender-hearted hero, dirty dealings in the nation'sbureaucracy, and a roller-coaster plot. Web London, a member of the FBI'sHostage Rescue Team, froze up on a drug raid and thus became the sole survivorof a remote-controlled ambush that killed six of his compatriots. Now the onlywitness has disappeared and the inside man on the botched raid has goneunderground. As a pretty psychiatrist puzzles over the corners of Web's brain that kept himalive, Web himself stays on the move. He's certain that the ambush is connectedto the prison escape of a neofascist leader, Ernest B. Free, whom he helpedarrest five years earlier, and a series of new murders leads him to a Virginiahorse farm and the driving force behind all the carnage. It may seem as thoughBaldacci gives away the mastermind too soon, but both the bad guys and the goodguys are complex enough that there's plenty of punch all the way to the lastpage. --Barrie Trinkle

About this title

About the Author

David Baldacci was born in Virginia, in 1960, where he currently resides. He received a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Virginia Commonwealth University and a law degree from the University of Virginia. Mr. Baldacci practiced law for nine years in Washington, D.C., as both a trial and corporate attorney. David Baldacci has published 14 novels and a young adult series, Freddy and the French Fries. He has also published a novella for the Dutch entitled Office Hours , written for Holland's Year 2000 "Month of the Thriller." Baldacci authored a short story, The Mighty Johns, as part of a mystery anthology published in 2002. His works have been in numerous worldwide magazines, newspapers, journals, and publications. Baldacci has authored seven original screenplays. His books have been translated into more than 40 languages and sold in more than 80 countries. All of his books have been national and international bestsellers. Over 50 million copies of Mr. Baldacci's books are in print worldwide. Castle Rock entertainment made Absolute Power (Warner Books, 1996) into a major motion picture starring Clint Eastwood and Gene Hackman. The novel Absolute Power won Britain's W.H. Smith's Thumping Good Read award for fiction in 1997, and was nominated for a literary award in Italy. Absolute Power was selected for People Magazine's "Page Turner of the Week." Absolute Power won the 1996 Gold Medal Award for Best Mystery/Thriller from the Southern Writers Guild.

From AudioFile

In this somewhat convoluted tale, FBI Agent Web London is point man of the super elite Hostage Rescue Team. He becomes the "last man standing" when the rest of his team is gunned down in an alley during a drug bust gone wrong. With the help of psychiatrist Dr. Claire Daniels, London begins to peel away years of repression that may have led to his collapse. Meanwhile, he insists upon tracking down the culprits. This is a story long on hardware (extended sections devoted to guns and ammo) but short on humanity and sympathetic characters. Jason Culp helps the story out with great attention to minor characters, accents, and attitude. Small-time hoods and other FBI agents created with wry humor and wonderful timing help to bring sparkle to this otherwise flat and overly long story. D.G. © AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

Edition details

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0743207394
• ISBN 13: 9780743207393
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 548