Tom Schreck Books in Order

Duffy Dombrowski, a drug counselor and part-time boxer, investigates after a client is murdered and her teenage stepdaughter vanishes. Caring for the woman's basset hound, Al, pulls him toward exploitation and a terrorist plot.

Duffy is assigned to monitor Howard Rheinhart after his release from prison for a notorious school murder case. When former high-school VIPs begin turning up dead, Duffy doubts the obvious suspect and digs for the truth.

Duffy's troubled veteran client makes alarming predictions about terrorism and powerful interests, and soon those warnings look frighteningly real. After a brutal boxing injury, Duffy races to separate paranoia from an unfolding threat.

Chicago homicide lieutenant Jack Daniels joins Duffy Dombrowski, the boxer-social worker from upstate New York, to solve a crime. This short crossover pairs two wisecracking, stubborn crime fighters and includes Al the basset hound.

Iraq veteran TJ Dunn returns home carrying trauma and grief after losing her team and fiancé. While working a suicide hotline and dancing at night, she uncovers signs that military suicides may conceal a deadly conspiracy.

Duffy heads to Las Vegas to spar with a Russian heavyweight contender and earn badly needed money. Instead, he gets pulled into murders involving Mexican street workers, boxing, and the dangerous people surrounding the Strip.

After a private-school football coach is murdered, Duffy is sent in as a grief counselor. A client with a violent threat, a student beaten into a coma, and troubling rumors push him to investigate.

A holiday short story set in Duffy Dombrowski's world. Duffy, Al, and the people around them bring the series' blend of compassion, mischief, and low-key crime-solving to a Christmas-time visit.

Duffy Dombrowski returns in a brief crime story that leans on the character's stubborn moral compass. Between social work, boxing, friends, and Al the basset hound, Duffy finds that a choice rarely stays simple.

A stage play built around an imagined conversation between Elvis Presley and Muhammad Ali. As two globally known men compare the burdens of fame and public expectation, music, humor, argument, and self-doubt shape their meeting.

In this fictionalized play, a frustrated Elvis Presley meets Muhammad Ali at Ali's training camp in the mid-1970s. Their imagined summit turns into a candid clash over fame, faith, war, women, and being true to yourself.

This short Duffy Dombrowski story puts Duffy's Elvis obsession and his bond with Al the basset hound at the center. It offers a brief visit to the series' funny, warmhearted, rough-around-the-edges world.

When possessions begin disappearing from residents at a county home, Duffy takes the thefts personally after someone from his past is affected. He and Al pursue a small crime that carries real emotional weight.

A compact Duffy Dombrowski mystery that returns to the social worker-boxer, his offbeat circle of friends, and Al the basset hound. Expect a quick case told with the series' mix of humor and trouble.

A short Duffy Dombrowski mystery with Al the basset hound in a starring role. It is a quick dose of the series' oddball humor, loyal friendships, and Duffy's instinct to step into trouble.

A short mystery featuring Duffy Dombrowski, the social worker and boxer who has trouble walking away when somebody needs help. Al and Duffy's regular crew bring familiar humor to the tense situation.