William F. Reed

On what begins as a quiet night at home, four friends are confronted with the news of a devastating act of anti-trans violence. In an instant, their sense of safety is shattered. As shock gives way to grief—and grief to rage—their quiet evening fractures into a shared, unspoken question: what does justice look like when the world refuses to provide it?

Based in the Basil King universe - Bobby's repeated sick days lead Jeff Basils to believe something is afoot, which results in Tony Smokes following his colleague to discover the secret of Bobby's activities.

A loner by trade, Matt begins begins his first day at Escape Room Austin, a local mom and pop that’s in danger of being bought out by the Corporate Escape Room next door. Home to a tight-knit group of misfits, weirdos and gamers, this tenacious and hearty group hatch a plan to save Escape Room Austin from a corporate demise.