Tear In the Mask: Consequences Made Flesh

By B M

Welcome to Iron City.
A peaceful, vibrant metropolis known for its award-winning sourdough, ethical hedge funds, and low murder-to-cocktail ratio.

Brian Maddox is just your average billionaire: he has a tragic backstory, an extensive weapons vault, and only cries during post-battle therapy and dog commercials.

When Brian returns to the city he left behind, he has one goal:
Open a hospital.
Not a metaphor. An actual hospital. With beds and nurses and inspirational lighting.

Unfortunately, Iron City has other plans.

There's a masked urban myth punching people into existential crises.
There's a journalist who asks far too many personal questions.
There are crime lords with names like "The Herring," and yes, that is a threat and a metaphor.

Someone's installing fear into the bones of the city like hardwood flooring.
And it definitely isn't Brian.
Probably.

Tear in the Mask is a lighthearted tale of friendship, urban gardening, intergenerational crime trauma, and shadow-drenched rooftop therapy.

This is Book One of a trilogy.
The next two parts feature even less gardening and significantly more emotional damage.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FKN7ZCVN
• ISBN13: 9798290210216
• Release Date: July 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"