"Dermot Sparhawk is an unforgettable, heart-wrenching personality, a guy you'd want as friend. In The Charlestown Connection, Dermot, champion of the underserved, careens into uncharted danger as he relentlessly pursues a killer. This thriller is packed with non-stop action."

--Patricia Gussin, best-selling author of And Then There Was One

"The Town shot-up the screen with bad guy bank robbers from Boston - now it’s time to re-load and put your Red Sox cap back on, because The Charlestown Connection is the real deal. Tom MacDonald – in his debut! - has written a full-on, safety-off, extra armor-piercing clip crime novel about the infamous Charlestown and McDonald knows his stuff. All serious crime fans will want to read The Charlestown Connection."

--Scott Wolven, author of Controlled Burn, included in Best American Noir Of The Century

“Tom MacDonald grabs you from the start and doesn’t let go. Intelligent writing and an eye for gritty detail--a fresh new voice.”

--Ward Larsen, award-winning author of Fly By Wire