Tommy Powers and the Mutant Stranger

In Book Two, a new problem arises for Tommy. Some body is out to kill him His new assailant, The Mutant Stranger, makes no attempt to hide himself or what he's about. He also has super powers (including lethal laser vision) and has pledged his allegiance to Antipathy, Tommy's evil adversary from the first book. How will Tommy be able to change such a single-minded bad guy into one of the good guys - or will he?