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Tom Schreck (Author)
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A Duffy Dombrowski Mystery June 8, 2008

After twenty-five years in prison for murdering a couple of cheerleaders, a quarterback, and the class president, "Hackin'" Howard Rheinhart gets discharged. His case is assigned to Schlitz-drinking, Elvis-loving social worker and pro boxer Duffy Dombrowski. Soon, local high-school VIPs start showing up dead and Howard is nowhere to be found.

Duffy throws himself into Howard's defense while juggling a few problems of his own—like a huge upcoming boxing match, a new hormonal girlfriend, the unsolicited devotion of a goofy karate kid, and the ongoing misadventures of Allah-King, Duffy's Muslim basset hound.


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About the Author

Tom Schreck’s novels are based on his experience as a former director of an inner city drug clinic and a professional boxing judge. Officiating fights at Madison Square Garden and elsewhere, he appears on HBO, Showtime, and ESPN. Schreck also writes a boxing column for Fightnews.com and has contributed to The Business Review, Professional Counselor, and Catfancy. He lives in New York.


Product Details

  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: MIDNIGHT INK; First Edition edition (June 8, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0738711217
  • ISBN-13: 978-0738711218
  • Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.3 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,482,886 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Tom Schreck graduated from The University of Notre Dame and has a master's degree in Psychology. He lives in Albany, New York. He has written on topics as broad as boxing, business, pets, fitness, psychology, relationships, golf, diners, drive-ins and prison for publications that include The Business Review, Fightnews.com, Westchester Magazine, American Health and Fitness, Professional Counselor and Catfancy, among others.

A former director of an inner city drug clinic and now a world championship boxing official, 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.

He is the author of Duffy Dombrowski Mysteries. Publisher's Weekly called them, "Fresh, intense and funny...Duffy delivers a knockout punch." Kirkus said they were "Refreshingly iconoclastic." Crimespree Magazine said, "One of the five best books I read this year."

Read more about Tom on his blog at http://tomschreck.com

 

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Duffy Makes A Triumphant Return!, July 2, 2008
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This review is from: TKO (A Duffy Dombrowski Mystery) (Paperback)
If you have not yet discovered this series, do yourself a favor, and do so now.
After he delivered a terrific debut with ON THE ROPES, I was anxiously looking forward to what Schreck would do for a follow-up. The answer: One of the most enjoyable reads of the year.
Duffy is a true original, and Schreck has populated the boxer/social worker/Elvis Fanatic's world with a cast of characters to match. The plot kept me turning pages, stopping only for a good laugh, of which there are many.
And while the author has done a marvelous job of building on the solid foundation he created in ON THE ROPES, it's entirely possible to enjoy TKO without having read the first book. But then again, why the heck would you not pick up both?
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Basset Lovers Delight, September 28, 2008
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This author really knows his hounds! Funny, clever and just the thing to keep you up all night laughing and wondering.....
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Another Knockout, May 8, 2008
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Schreck scores again. TKO is a mystery filled with laughs, action, bad basset hound manners, and heart. I read it in one sitting, and eagerly look forward to the next Duffy adventure.

If you like Spenser, Travis McGee, Stephanie Plum, or Elvis Cole, don't even hesitate---this is right your alley.
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