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The sole survivor of a devastating ambush, FBI Hostage Rescue Team agent Web London would do anything to find out what really happened that night--and a ten year old boy may be the unexpected key in this #1 New York Times bestselling thriller. Web London was trained to penetrate hostile ground and come out alive. Then ten seconds in a dark alley cost him everything: his friends, his fellow agents, his reputation. Among his super-elite FBI Hostage Rescue Team, Web was the sole survivor of a high-tech, devastating ambush. Now Web is trying to put his life back together and understand what really happened. To get answers, he'll need the help of psychiatrist Claire Daniels and the one other human being who lived through the attack--a ten-year-old boy. But when his search leads him back to that bloodstained alley, Web suddenly realizes he is about to face his assassin again. And this time, one of them will become the Last Man Standing.

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A killer thriller...LAST MAN stands tall.-- USA Today Engagingly fierce...Baldacci's brain-teasing plot leaves you wanting more.-- People [This book] finds the author in his familiar bestselling territory, the seamy underbelly of the nation's bureaucracy.-- Entertainment Weekly The action is nearly nonstop and expertly drawn.-- Publishers Weekly (starred review) Riveting...fascinating...a novel that will knock readers' socks off...The intricate plot moves at breakneck speed...The reader will be breathless.-- Richmond Times-Dispatch After a brief sojourn into historical fiction, Baldacci is back in the thriller mode. -- Library Journal Baldacci's fans, of which there are many, will be happy to see him back in thriller-writing mode. -- Booklist Ron McLarty's gravelly voice follows the twists and turns of the violent mystery. As London and Daniels seek the identity of the killer, dramatic music accentuates the tension. -- AudioFile Another exciting thriller...plumbing the emotions and exploring the shadings of human nature in an impressive way...Baldacci has created characters that readers will demand to see back in a sequel...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. -- Publishers Weekly 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...There's plenty of punch all the way to the last page. -- Amazon.com, editorial review

A killer thriller...LAST MAN stands tall.-- USA Today Engagingly fierce...Baldacci's brain-teasing plot leaves you wanting more.-- People [This book] finds the author in his familiar bestselling territory, the seamy underbelly of the nation's bureaucracy.-- Entertainment Weekly The action is nearly nonstop and expertly drawn.-- Publishers Weekly (starred review) Riveting...fascinating...a novel that will knock readers' socks off...The intricate plot moves at breakneck speed...The reader will be breathless.-- Richmond Times-Dispatch After a brief sojourn into historical fiction, Baldacci is back in the thriller mode. -- Library Journal Ron McLarty's gravelly voice follows the twists and turns of the violent mystery. As London and Daniels seek the identity of the killer, dramatic music accentuates the tension. -- AudioFile Baldacci's fans, of which there are many, will be happy to see him back in thriller-writing mode. -- Booklist Another exciting thriller...plumbing the emotions and exploring the shadings of human nature in an impressive way...Baldacci has created characters that readers will demand to see back in a sequel...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. -- Publishers Weekly 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...There's plenty of punch all the way to the last page. -- Amazon.com, editorial review

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DAVID BALDACCI is a global #1 bestselling author, and one of the world's favorite storytellers. His books are published in over forty-five languages and in more than eighty countries, with 150 million copies sold worldwide. His works have been adapted for both feature film and television. David Baldacci is also the cofounder, along with his wife, of the Wish You Well Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting literacy efforts across America. Still a resident of his native Virginia, he invites you to visit him at DavidBaldacci.com and his foundation at WishYouWellFoundation.org. Jason Culp, an Earphones Award-winning narrator, has been acting since the age of ten, and his credits include a variety of television, theater, and film roles. He is best known for his role as Julian Jerome on General Hospital. In addition to audiobooks and voice-over work in national commercials, he has also narrated documentaries for National Geographic and the History Channel.

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