Consequences Made Flesh Tear In the Mask

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.