Los Angeles Times Book Prize winner Alex Segura (Secret Identity) pens an all-new streets-to-courtroom noir tale of the Punisher on trial for the murder of the Kingpinwith Matt Murdock as his defense attorney. Book two in the Marvel Crime series of thrillers for adult readers.
When reports come in that the Kingpin and a police officer have been killed and that Frank Castle (aka the Punisher) has turned himself in for it, Matt Murdock senses holes in the narratives the media and the streets are quick to run with.
Both criminals have been Matts nemeses when he dons the cowl of the Daredevil, and theres no denying that New York is better off without its Kingpin and with the Punisher behind bars. And yet . . . while the Punisher is a murderous vigilante, he doesnt kill cops. And he doesnt turn himself in.
Castle certainly deserves prison for all of the other crimes he has committed in the past. However, Matts indominable sense of justice insists that nobody should be locked away for crimes they didnt actually commit. Representing the vigilante in court, Matt enters a contest of wills and guile with Castle to try and uncover the game beneath the game. And when Matts girlfriend takes the stand and complicates matters, theres truly no rest for the wicked or the just. As the Kingpins absence causes passion and ambitions to run hot in Hells Kitchen, Matt must decide if justice means the letter of the law, whats best for the citizen on the streets, or where his heart leading him.
Enemy of My Enemy continues the Marvel Crime series that began with Lisa Jewells Breaking the Dark, and brings fans into a grittier, street-level side of the Marvel Universe. Marvel Crime novels build on one another but do not require in-depth familiarity with Marvel or the other books in the series.
