book One of tom reilly’s … inspired by series
The brutal murder of a rookie cop sets off a frenetic hunt for the killer. Riots, killings, mayhem and legal battles play out a week before a mayoral primary in a corrupt, one-party city. Will a dedicated, law and order prosecutor and a decorated cop be up to the task or will the city implode?
Excerpt from Chapter 2
While Francis Durkin swirled his Water of Life in a crystal glass, the wolf was at work on Bridgeport’s city streets. He worked undetected because most of the street lights, like the factories which once lined the East Side of Bridgeport, were only rusted, lifeless shells.
Under the fluorescent flickers that gasped like mortally wounded soldiers on a barren battlefield, eight-year-old Marvin Gaye writhed in pain. Excruciating pain.
Minutes earlier he was coasting on his old bicycle on Church Street, a dark and forsaken asphalt pathway that ran along the train tracks.
He didn’t coast far.
Tom Reilly
In the creative arena, Tom Reilly has written and directed the Prism Award Winning Independent film, Bobby Dogs, as well as Local Warming, Out of Bounds!, The Barbershop League and other films. Bridgeport: Inspired by True Events, is his first novel in a series.