Beyond Judgment (Brainrush 3)
Lorenzo Ferrari can’t remember his past in Bard’s third Brainrush thriller. When a kill team tries to shoot him in a crowd, he is able to fight back using skills he didn’t know he had. Help from a stranger leads him on a path to Venice and a wedding involving people who say his real name is Jake Bronson. As he begins to regain his memory, Bronson must use every trick he knows to stop a madman determined to exterminate the entire human race. Newcomers might wish for more backstory, and the Bondian villain may seem a bit much for some, but otherwise Bard delivers a high-octane, nonstop adventure. Brainrush 4 will be eagerly anticipated. —Jeff Ayers