On The Ropes

What I would call a promising debut. I really liked the first person narration, the humor, and Allah-King the basset hound. On the other hand, I wish the author had adhered to the less is more rule. There was enough plot for two books and the action became a bit frantic and over the top especially a......more

Duffy Dombrowski - a tough-talking, no-nonsense social worker from a small town in upstate New York - may not suffer fools kindly, but he also isn't your typical sort of caseworker. When he isn't counseling chronic sex addicts and frequent drug users, people can usually find him crooning Elvis tunes......more

Crawford, New York is supposed to be the windiest city in the country. And why would you care? I didn’t until I read On The Ropes. Then I understood why that fact was important to a lot of people. Duffy Dombrowski is a caseworker at Jewish Unified Services in Crawford, New York. Duffy is also a boxer......more

Duffy Dombrowski is a social worker in upstate New York, who boxes professionally part-time. When Wallanda, a client with mental illness and a crack addiction, is arrested she calls Duffy with two requests. She wants him to look after her basset hound, Allah-King, and to look for her missing stepdau......more

I certainly agreed with the rating given to this book previously. It was Mr. Schreck's first effort--and it was a knockout! I hadn't expected to enjoy it as much as I do, since I don't understand the fascination with boxing, but that part of the book came early, and since Duffy cleaned his opponent'......more