title: The Revenge of Liam McGrew: A Dermot Sparhawk Crime Novel
author:  Tom MacDonald 
description: Tom MacDonald, where have you been hiding? Tom MacDonald has choosen to walk the hallowed grounds of Boston's Charlestown neighborhood, the turf of such super stars as Robert B. Parker, Dennis Lehane and Chuck Hogan, you fellas can move over and make room at the top, because Tom MacDonald deserves a seat. Mr. MacDonald set the bar high, then cleared it in Superman fashion. This book just jumped the turn stiles to move to the front of the line for best crime fiction of the year" --The Dirty Lowdown Tom MacDonald's roaring good story, fueled by marvelous characters, hits the gas on page one and never lets up. This book assures MacDonald a place in the top tier of New England suspense writers." Julia Spencer-Fleming, New York Times bestselling author of Through the Evil Days. "This is one of the best PI novels or thrillers so far this year. Hence with trumpets blazing and fireworks leaping into the sky, I herald a terrific read." David Marshall - Sacramento/San Francisco/Portland Book Review
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  ### [Copyright](part0002.html#d2-d4e45ddf4cf47-d1e378)
  
  
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  First published in Great Britain by HarperColl‌insPublishers 2017
  
  
  Copyright © Mhairi McFarlane 2017
  
  
  Cover design: Holly MacDonald © HarperColl‌insPublishers Ltd 2017
  
  
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  Mhairi McFarlane asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of
  this work.
  
  
  A catalogue copy of this book is available from the British Library.
  
  
  This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents
  portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to
  actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.
  
  
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