Eastmon City doesn’t sleep. Neither do the people trying to control it.
Rico Torres Rodriguez arrives in Eastmon looking for a fresh start and a...
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tommy bayless
Tommy Bayless is an independent author and creator with a passion for building large, interconnected worlds filled with memorable characters, mystery, action, humor, and long-running stories. His work ranges from the gritty streets of Eastmon City in Depth of Justice to the expansive afterlife fantasy world of Efilretfa.
Drawing inspiration from comics, crime stories, real-life personalities, and years of developing his own characters and ideas, Tommy focuses on stories where relationships and characters grow alongside the larger plot. Many of his characters are inspired by the personalities, humor, friendships, and experiences of people he has known, giving his fictional worlds their own distinct voice.
Depth of Justice: Book One marks the beginning of the Eastmon City novel series, following cops, criminals, families, and hustlers whose lives gradually collide as they fight to survive, rise, and find their place in a city that never truly sleeps
Tommy Bayless is an independent author and creator with a passion for building large, interconnected worlds filled with memorable characters, mystery, action, humor, and long-running stories. His work ranges from the gritty streets of Eastmon City in Depth of Justice to the expansive afterlife fantasy world of Efilretfa.
Drawing inspiration from comics, crime stories, real-life personalities, and years of developing his own characters and...
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Welcome to Eastmon City: Why I Wanted the City to Feel Like a Character
When I started creating Depth of Justice, I knew I didn't want the story to take place in a city that existed only because the characters needed somewhere to stand. I wanted the city itself to have a personality. That's where Eastmon City came from.
Eastmon is fictional, but there is a lot of Detroit in its DNA. It's a city of old neighborhoods, police stations, bars, businesses, street corners, families, criminals,...
Eastmon City is officially open.After years of developing characters, stories, relationships, and the world surrounding them, Depth of Justice: Book One is finally available.This book introduces Eastmon City through people living on opposite sides of its streets. Rico Torres Rodriguez arrives looking for a fresh start and a badge. Joey Two Times Williams is beginning a very different rise. Detective Tommy Gunnz is already one of the city's most respected cops, but a killer leaving pennies...
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