On the Ropes

Duffy Dombrowski is not your average social worker. When he's not counseling sex addicts and drug users in a town outside of New York City, you can find him digging Elvis tunes, getting Schlitz-ed with his quirky friends, or fighting ex-Olympians in the boxing ring. Our less-than-perfect hero occasionally uses his mean left hook on pimps and other lowlives, too. But at least he cares about his clients.When Walanda, a schizophrenic, crack-addicted prostitute, is murdered, Duffy pledges to take care of her Basset Hound and find her missing stepdaughter, Shony. He's horrified to discover the teenager is ensnared in a web-porn ring, a vile enterprise that enslaves crack addicted women and their children.On the verge of losing his job, and his life, Duffy also gets mixed up with a creepy doctor who has ties to Pakistani extremists. Still, nothing will stop this conflicted Robin Hood from trying to save Shoney and foil the terrorist plot. Tom Schreck 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.Tom Schreck graduated from The University of Notre Dame and has a master's degree in Psychology. He lives in Albany, New York.