Last Man Standing
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.56 (779 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1586211900 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 544 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-03-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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Now the onlywitness has disappeared and the inside man on the botched raid has goneunderground. 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. He's certain that the ambush is connectedto the prison escape of a neofascist leader, Ernest B. 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. 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. As a pretty psychiatrist puzzles over the corners of Web's brain that kept himalive, Web himself stays on the move. 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
Very disappointing read I can't judge prose very well, but this is okay. It's certainly better-edited than some recent stuff out there. There are two main problems: the plot, and the setup.The plot is overly complex with 3-Very disappointing read David Boles I can't judge prose very well, but this is okay. It's certainly better-edited than some recent stuff out there. There are two main problems: the plot, and the setup.The plot is overly complex with 3-4 separate threads, and then huge coincidences are contrived to interlock those threads. Those coincidences have nothing to do with the novels resolution, save to . separate threads, and then huge coincidences are contrived to interlock those threads. Those coincidences have nothing to do with the novels resolution, save to . "Excellent. Another winner from an excellent author." according to Carolyn J.. Another excellent book by David Baldacci. So many of his books have twist and turns and you can't just put the book down until you've finished. This books is no exception in the story of Web London, a member of an elite HRT team coming upon a drug bust that goes horribly wrong with all members of Web's team dead except himself who froze at the crucial moment o. Michelle Pearson said Don't waste your time!. This book was very disappointing; it moved very slowly and had poor character development. It could have used an editor for sure! There were several punctuation errors that made me cringe, but the total use of the wrong word floored me! On more than one occasion a character was "put through the ringer"-no kidding! There was encyclopedic information about weapo
--Barrie Trinkle. 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. He's certain that the ambush is connected to the prison escape of a neofascist leader, Ernest B. As a pretty psychiatrist puzzles over the corners of Web's brain that kept him alive, Web himself stays on the move. 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. 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. Now the only witness has disappeared and the inside man on the botched raid has gone underground. Web London, a member of the FBI's Hostage Rescue Team, froze up on a d