Enemy of My Enemy

A Daredevil Marvel Crime Novel

By: Alex Segura

Narrated by: Michael David Axtell

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 Kingpin—with Matt Murdock as his defense attorney. Book two in the Marvel Crime series of thrillers for adult listeners.

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 Matt’s nemeses when he dons the cowl of the Daredevil, and there’s 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 doesn’t kill cops. And he doesn’t turn himself in.

Castle certainly deserves prison for all of the other crimes he has committed in the past. However, Matt’s indominable sense of justice insists that nobody should be locked away for crimes they didn’t 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 Matt’s girlfriend takes the stand and complicates matters, there’s truly no rest for the wicked or the just. As the Kingpin’s absence causes passion and ambitions to run hot in Hell’s Kitchen, Matt must decide if justice means the letter of the law, what’s 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 Jewell’s 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.

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I really wasn’t that invested in the book

It was good, but it was really predictable. I did like the book because it was daredevil and it was kind of confusing. I preferred that Jessica Jones one much better maybe it’s because Jessica has a lot less contact about her so it feels more special, but it was just so so for me.

The amount of characters and the plot twist was really good

A good story sprinkled with all sorts of characters that fit neatly into the plot without issue. I still prefer the Jessica Jones book personally, but this book does not slouch. the only thing that took me out of it when listening to this book was the current day slang the narrator used. cooked, a real one. etc.

Comic Book/Crime Drama Born Again

So far I have been loving these Marvel crime novels. Jessica Jones’ one felt a bit crime drama, but Daredevil’s was a hell (pun intended) of a crime adventure. The way Alex utilized characters and elements from the comics in a way that both fit the story and enhanced it. The twist was great and well executed too. My only real issues was the omission of Karen selling out Matt’s secret identity just to add to Matt’s guilt over what happened to her. Still the fact that this novel had comic book action scenes, courtroom style drama, and a whodunnit it in one book without it feeling overwhelming and overwritten is a testament to the writer.