TOM SWYERS
AUTHOR
Tom Swyers is an attorney, hearing officer, former judge, and an award-winning author of three standalone novels in the Lawyer David Thompson Legal Thrillers Series. He lives with his family in Upstate New York.
Caged to Kill is the second book in the Lawyer David Thompson Legal Thriller Series and is set to be released on April 2, 2019. Convicted cop-killer Phillip Dawkins is running from the truth and thirty years of solitary confinement when he shows up at David Thompson’s door. Thompson must free Dawkins from his past before a killing beast is unleashed. But he may be too late . . .
The Killdeer Connection is the standalone first book in the Lawyer David Thompson Legal Thriller Series. David Thompson is on the run for a murder he didn’t commit. The book was a 2017 winner in Amazon’s international writing competition for Kindle Books . . .
Saving Babe Ruth is the standalone prequel to the Lawyer David Thompson Legal Thriller Series. David Thompson goes to war against a greedy travel baseball promoter and risks it all when he tries to save kids’ baseball for the sandlot kids in town. Based upon a true story and with a foreword written by Babe Ruth’s grandson, the novel was the recipient of two Benjamin Franklin Book Awards in 2015 . . .
Blog
“The Killdeer Connection” Book Cover Failures: Part 1
Coming up with a cover for The Killdeer Connection was no easy task. I thought it might be interesting for readers and writers to see the process at work before I officially reveal my cover for the upcoming novel. What I'll do in this series of articles is analyze...
My Day of Avoiding Arrest at Albany Bomb Train Protest
I freely admit that my number one goal at the bomb train protest march in Albany, New York yesterday was to avoid arrest. I'm a lawyer and a judge here in New York State and an arrest would complicate my life, to put it politely. Hundreds of people people did put...
Trump, Sanders Rally in Albany
When you're a political science junkie and there are two presidential rallies (Trump, Sanders) within hours of one another in your city, you go to both. Forget the seats--head for the mosh pits. Tom Swyers is an attorney, judge, and the award-winning author of...