Last Man Standing

I usually like David Baldacci but this was a terribly long story and had a very bad ending. Seem to go on forever! To do this again!

This is one very complex story! There are many characters and many locations to follow. The main character has a stellar reputation among his peers and is highly respected by the men in his group. For some unknowable reason, he fails to support his men on his current mission due to some weird physical problem and only recovers after his team is slaughtered. The road through this story is full of unexpected twists and turns to find who was responsible for the massacre of his team and why he was unable to perform in his usual heroic manner. This book is classic Baldacci in its description of how things move along to reach the solution to the case. There is a lot of introspection by the main character and it adds to the depth of the tale. All of the chief characters are drawn in great detail so that I almost felt as though I could see them in my mind’s eye. The locations that were key to the story are equally well described so that the reader (listener) could envision the action. It was a thoroughly enjoyable book with an ending that signaled, at least to me, a sequel could easily follow. I won’t hold my breath but I’d sure read it! I’ve read most of David Baldacci’s series books and love the way his endings could be the true end but there’s always enough yarn left to spin another adventure! It was truly a pleasure to listen to the narrator, Jason Culp. He has a wide range of vocal intonations and inflections so that the listener can clearly tell who is speaking. The voice easily reflects the sense of the scene and gives the listener a true feeling that the action is taking place right before their “ears”. He gave a wonderful voice to an exciting book.