Last Man Standing

By David Baldacci,

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Seven seconds. That's all it took for Web London to lose everything: his friends, his team, his reputation. Point man of the FBI's super-elite Hostage rescue Team, Web roared into a blind alley towards a drug leader's lair, only to meet a high-tech, custom-designed ambush that killed everyone around him.…

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1 author picked Last Man Standing as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

David Baldacci kept me turning pages. I needed to discover what happened to Web London’s FBI Hostage Rescue Team. His job was to make sure they all came out alive. How was he the only one left? It’s something he needs to find out. It was a race against time to clear his name. All the clues lead him back to the alley where it all happened. He realizes when he gets there he is about to meet the assassin who caused the death of his team. 

I love anything with police procedures, especially the good cop being wrongly accused.…

In the Crosshairs: The Body on Leffis Key

By M. S. Spencer,

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M. S. Spencer Author Of The Wishing Tree: Love, Lies, and Spies on Chincoteague Island

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Author World traveler Erstwhile beauty Recovering academic News junkie

M.S.'s 3 favorite reads in 2023

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Palmer Lind, recovering from the sudden death of her husband, embarks on a bird-watching trek to the Gulf Coast of Florida. One hot day on Leffis Key, she comes upon—not the life bird she was hoping for—but a floating corpse. The handsome beach bum who appears on the scene at the same time seems to have even more secrets than the dead man.

His story begins to unravel as the pair search for answers to a growing pile of dead bodies. Spies, radical environmentalists, and wealthy businessmen circle around each other in a complex dance. Which one is lying? What…

In the Crosshairs: The Body on Leffis Key

By M. S. Spencer,

What is this book about?

Palmer Lind, recovering from the sudden death of her husband, embarks on a bird-watching trek to the Gulf Coast of Florida. One hot day on Leffis Key she comes upon-not the life bird she was hoping for-but a floating corpse. The handsome beach bum who appears on the scene seems to have even more secrets than the dead man. His story begins to unravel as the pair search for answers to a growing pile of dead bodies. Spies, radical environmentalists, and wealthy businessmen circle around each other in a complex dance. Which one is lying? What do a seemingly random…


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