The Enemy of My Enemy (Brainrush, #2)

by Richard Bard

When a freak accident gave Jake Bronson near-superhuman mental powers and landed his loved ones in the crosshairs of an Islamic terrorist, the only way out was with guns blazing. But Jake was unable to put a stop to his nightmares or his murderous nemesis, Luciano Battista, in that ferocious showdown in the mountains of Afghanistan. Now the terror czar and his minions have brought the fight to American soil — along with the most terrifying bioweapon that has ever threatened the free world. They demand vengeance, and Jake’s family and friends are caught in the crossfire.

From California’s beaches and Mexico’s deserts to the depths of a raging underground river and the treacherous Venezuelan jungle, Jake and his unlikely alliance of combat veterans and gangsters wage a rolling war of wits, weapons, and indomitable will — to rescue those they love and to stop a madman’s bid for global conquest dead in its tracks.

• ISBN10: 1611098033
• ISBN13: 9781611098037
• Publish Date: 1 January 2013
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 15 June 2021
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Thomas & Mercer
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 408
• Language: English

Reviews

[Jeff Sexton]

Excellent Continuation. This book continues the storyline and pacing from the previous book and raises the stakes quite a bit in the process. If you enjoyed the first book, you'll enjoy this one, but as this is the second book in the series, you really do need to start from the beginning.

I wound up dinging this one a star because of the author's continued miscommunication about guns. The vast majority of which do not have "clips", they have "magazines". And there are *few* fully automatic pistols, virtually none of which even military contractors would be allowed to have on the streets of the United States. So while the author continually refers to characters having "automatics", they really should be "semi-automatics" or even just "pistols" or "sidearms".

All that said, this series is a solid thriller with elements of scifi - if you like either genre, you may well like this series and I absolutely recommend checking it out.