Tom Reilly’s latest release in the Inspired by True Events Series
In the early hours of the morning, a young woman’s bludgeoned body is found by a New York State trooper. Almost instantly, State’s Attorney Francis Durkin is snared in a heated battle-of-the wills with senior troopers. Cagey ex-cops, who have no qualms about pushing the boundaries of the law are compelled to take action to prevent a miscarriage of justice.
“Thomas K. Reilly has written a rip-roaring mystery novel based on an infamous unsolved murder in the Thousand Islands”. - Chris Brock, Watertown Daily Times
UNUM COLOR
To cure America's obsession with racial identity, Acting President Louise Stanton leads the effort to paint all Americans blue.
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?
Praise for Bridgeport: Inspired by True Events
“Bridgeport is an absolute thrilling novel. Tom Reilly does a stellar job of bringing Bridgeport to life as I could not put the book down. Looking forward to reading more novels by this author” - Adam Ross
“Fantastic thriller with multiple plots intertwined with Bridgeport politics. Impossible to put the book down with all its twists and turns! Keeps the reader on the edge of their seat. A must read!" - Stuart Zarich
Book TwO - Thousand Islands NEWS
Buried Secrets and Unsolved Murder
“Reilly manages to skillfully blend high adventure with various legal cases in his novel without letting up on the high-octane narrative.”
- Chris Brock, Watertown Daily Times
Author sues NY State Police over records in unsolved teacher death from 1968
Excerpt from Bridgeport: Inspired by True Events
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
Tom Reilly’s gripping blend of murder mystery, historical fact, law enforcement and legal strategy is deftly filtered through unforgettable fictional characters. Tom’s first book in his Inspired by Series, Bridgeport is now joined by Thousand Islands and San Francisco (coming), in addition to Unum Color (satire). Tom has also 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.