On The Ropes by Tom Schreck
Meet Duffy Dombrowski, the paper work hating anti bureaucrat on the brink of losing his counseling job….again. But Duff doesn’t have much time to worry about that because one of his ghetto clients is missing a step daughter, somebody keeps beating up the homeless guys in the park and, oh yeah, there’s that terrorist plot going on in New York City.
Saddled with his adopted basset hound, Al, a boxing career going nowhere and four philosophizing idiot drunks for friends its no wonder Duffy leans on the Schlitz a little too often.
Just don’t underestimate a pissed off Irishman.
"One hell of a debut." Jon Jordan, Crimespree Magazine
"A promising debut" Kirkus
"...the new Spenser." Marcus Sakey, author of The Blade Itself
"This is what feeling good is all about." Ken Bruen, author of The Guards
A former director of an inner city drug clinic and now a world championship boxing official, Tom Schreck has combined his varied experience and created his first novel. On the Ropes is the story of a drug counseling professional fighter, his Black Muslim basset hound and their pursuit to save a kidnapped little girl while foiling a terrorist plot to blow up Yankee Stadium. Tom Schreck graduated from The University of Notre Dame and has a Masters Degree in Psychology. He lives in Albany, New York.
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