Resumo de Last Man Standing

Web London is a veteran FBI
agent and part of the prestigious HRT: Hostage Response Team. His story opens
during a mission to bring down a major player in the Washington DC
drug game.

Web and
other members of the Charlie Team are prepared to enter a rundown building in a
dangerous part of town. Inside, they expect to see computers, bean counters and
all the trappings of a major business operation devoted to moving drugs.

As the HRT
moves to strike, Web freezes in his tracks. His sudden paralysis is
unexplained, but it saves his life. All the other members of the team are
killed in a hail of bullets. When the smoke clears it is evident that the FBI
has been setup and six agents paid the ultimate price. There is no sign of any
drug business office inside the vacant building.

Naturally,
there is a public outcry regarding the incident. Everyone wants to know why Web
is alive when the rest of his team perished. Nobody wants to know the truth
more than Web himself and he''s determined to find out who is behind the
massacre.

Last Man
Standing details the
investigation, which stretches from the highest levels of the Bureau to the
lowest criminal elements in the country. Web is a complicated man with a
troubled past. He enlists the help of psychiatrist Claire Daniels to sort out
several issues including his actions during the botched raid.

There are
many facets to this story including a major prescription drug ring, a bad-ass
dealer named Big F, a supremacist-style militia group, a psychiatrist with
access to top-secret information, and a street-wise boy caught in the middle of
it all.

After
surprising readers with his sensitive side in Wish You Well, David Baldacci is
back with a supreme thriller. The best-selling author weaves a detailed yarn
that''s engaging without being complicated to the point of distraction.

Slow points
are kept to a minimum. Any time the pace does cool, it''s to set up a key point
in the investigation. In return, Baldacci peppers his tale with extensive descriptions
and character use of the latest in FBI weaponry. Sources credited on the last
page are to be commended for their expertise. The author deserves praise as
well for incorporating their knowledge into an exciting FBI tale.

Baldacci does a good job of lining up several
possible suspects. The characters themselves are quite fascinating. Only the
lady psychiatrist seems unoriginal.

She''s smart
enough to find small clues, yet dim enough to walk into a trap. Been there,
read that.

There are a
few small convenient incidents toward the end of Last Man Standing,
but nothing implausible. I craved a complex thriller and Baldacci delivered.
And he did so without a single gratuitous sex scene! Thank you, kind sir. Your
loyalty to the investigative plot without having Web drop his drawers is
greatly appreciated by at least one devoted reader.

Baldacci is
best known for his thrillers. In 2000, he proved his versatile talent with the
respectable Wish You Well. After mastering historical fiction, Baldacci
effortlessly returns to the fast-paced world of suspense. It''s a successful
move, in my opinion.

Last Man
Standing is a long
and wild ride. Web London
is a difficult man, but the investigation on which he embarks is compelling.
Baldacci''s 2001 release is a hit. Call me a satisfied reader anxiously waiting
more novels by this talented author.

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