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Title: Prison stint is Vick's next battle; Will plead guilty to dogfighting; sentence likely year to 18 months.(Sports)
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Title: For sale: A house of horrors; Curious attracted to Vick's dogfighting headquarters.(Sports)
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Stuart M. Kaminsky won an Edgar for A Cold Red Sunrise, the fourth book in his deliciously mordant series about Moscow cop Porfiry Rostnikov, and number 12, The Dog Who Bit a Policeman, might be even better. Rostnikov, a one-legged inspector who lifts weights and sleeps in a black T-shirt emblazoned with "The Truth Is Out There" in white letters, is one of the most engaging and relevant characters in recent crime fiction, a sharp and caring policeman as well as the perfect tour guide to a changing (that is, disintegrating) Russia. Now working in the Office of Special Investigation under a corrupt but efficient boss known as the Yak, Rostnikov has been promoted and promised full support "if one or more of the varied criminal organizations and the confused state bureaucracy attempted to impede the performance of his duties. Up to now, the Yak had been as good as his word and had successfully bought the loyalty of Rostnikov and his staff." That staff, as rich as in a work by Gogol, includes a mad pathologist who talks to cadavers; an obsessive detective called Emil Karpo, "the Vampire," who spends "all his waking hours relentlessly pursuing criminals from both the past and present"; and Rostnikov's son Iosef, a failed actor/playwright and veteran of the war in Afghanistan. While Porfiry and Karpo try to head off a war between two Mafia leaders, Iosef and his partner are looking into the latest disappearance of a popular, Yeltsinesque politician with a drinking problem. Another pair of detectives pose as Ukrainian high rollers to infiltrate a burgeoning business in illegal dogfights--hence the possibly ungrammatical (shouldn't it be "The Dog That..." rather than "The Dog Who..."?) but definitely appropriate title for this beautifully researched and energetically written story. --Dick AdlerBook Description
Stuart M. Kaminsky won an Edgar for A Cold Red Sunrise, the fourth book in his deliciously mordant series about Moscow cop Porfiry Rostnikov, and number 12, The Dog Who Bit a Policeman, might be even better. Rostnikov, a one-legged inspector who lifts weights and sleeps in a black T-shirt emblazoned with "The Truth Is Out There" in white letters, is one of the most engaging and relevant characters in recent crime fiction, a sharp and caring policeman as well as the perfect tour guide to a changing (that is, disintegrating) Russia. Now working in the Office of Special Investigation under a corrupt but efficient boss known as the Yak, Rostnikov has been promoted and promised full support "if one or more of the varied criminal organizations and the confused state bureaucracy attempted to impede the performance of his duties. Up to now, the Yak had been as good as his word and had successfully bought the loyalty of Rostnikov and his staff." That staff, as rich as in a work by Gogol, includes a mad pathologist who talks to cadavers; an obsessive detective called Emil Karpo, "the Vampire," who spends "all his waking hours relentlessly pursuing criminals from both the past and present"; and Rostnikov's son Iosef, a failed actor/playwright and veteran of the war in Afghanistan. While Porfiry and Karpo try to head off a war between two Mafia leaders, Iosef and his partner are looking into the latest disappearance of a popular, Yeltsinesque politician with a drinking problem. Another pair of detectives pose as Ukrainian high rollers to infiltrate a burgeoning business in illegal dogfights--hence the possibly ungrammatical (shouldn't it be "The Dog That..." rather than "The Dog Who..."?) but definitely appropriate title for this beautifully researched and energetically written story. --Dick AdlerDownload Description
The world is a strange, sad, and wonderful place. And Moscow is at its center. Killers are running through the city--some on two legs, some on four. To lower the body count, Porfiry Rostnikov, the Moscow Police's one-legged inspector, will have to move faster than anybody. Stalwarts of the Russian Mafia who live by the sword are finally dying by it. One is found naked and shot in the Moscow River, others floating in pools at the city's poshest hotels. The mob concludes that the men are victims of a new gang war, a conflict they're prepared to escalate accordingly--and ruthlessly. Meanwhile, the craze for staged (and illegal) dogfights grows by leaps and snarls. Rostnikov's fellow officers Sasha Tkach and Elena Timofeyeva go undercover to sniff out the facts. It doesn't help their case to know that their new boss, Director of Moscow Police Igor Yaklovev--capable but corrupt--seems a little too interested in bloody canine sport. And it really hurts when an animal breaks from the pack and takes what could be a mortal chunk out of one unsuspecting cop. Joined by Detective Emil Karpo, an apostle of old-fashioned Soviet justice, Rostnikov follows the crazily wending trails of high crime and low politics. The path will lead them to men whose ambition knows no limits and to places where no man stands a chance--and even to the ultimate question of who will live to rule Russia itself. ... Read more

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Best in the series since "A Cold Red Sunrise"
Once again we find Porfiry Petrovich and his intrepid crew (augmented now by his son Iosef) deep into the criminal mafias in the 'new' Moskow.Sasha has been sent undercover the underworld of dog fighting, with Elena Timfoyeva along as his girlfriend/prostitute.Iosef and Arkady Zelach are sent to look for a 'yelsinesque' politician whose power in the Duma can prevent the passing of some pending problem legislation.Porfiry and the Vampire (Emil Karpov) are looking into the killing of a mafia lieutenant that could set off an all out war between the Chechian and Tartar mafias.

As always, Porfiry is called on to work on other important matters at the same time.He knows that something is wrong with Sarah, and that she has been seen her cousin Leon the doctor who has cared for her brain tumor.At the same time Sasha's mother (Lydia Tkach) has come to beg Porfiry to put Sasha (who seems to be losing his personal control) on a desk job before he gets himself killed.Maya has told Lydia that she is leaving and taking the children to Kiev.Iosef continues to pursue Elena, and has once or twice again asked her to marry him, at one point she's ready to say yes when they are interrupted.

Readers of he series know that everything will turn out all right in the end and Porfiry will be able to make a deal with the Yak for some favor.What is interesting is that we find out that Zelach has another talent, that he is able to kick a soccer ball over half a field and land it where he wants (he even impresses a professional coach).

Once again, Kaminsky has done a phenomenal job in evoking the sociological changes that were occurring in Russia (in 1998) as people were trying to adjust to the end of the Soviet Union.

The best Rostnikov yet...
I always thought that no author could rival Martin Cruz Smith when it came to writing Russian mysteries.But Stuart Kaminsky's Porfiry Rostnikov series certainly comes close.I just finished The Dog Who Bit a Policeman, and so far, it's the best of the bunch that I've read thus far.

As post-Soviet Russia moves into a state of greater lawlessness, groups of Russian Mafia are vying for control.Things are getting out of hand and more and more people (innocent and otherwise) are being killed.Chief Inspector Rostnikov and his assistant, Emil Karpo, are trying to keep the conflict between two rival groups from escalating to an all out war.Another group of Mafia is running regular dog fights, and Sasha Tkach and Elena Timofeyeva go undercover in a very dangerous operation to infiltrate this brutal and deadly enterprise.Meanwhile, Rostnikov's son, Iosef (who is now a policeman) is working to find a Moscow government official who has gone missing.In between, the central characters must also deal with a host of other issues.Rostnikov's wife, Sara, has apparently had a relapse of a brain tumor and needs further surgery.Iosef and Elena have started dating, and Iosef wants Elena to marry him.Sasha's wife, Maya, is fed up with the brooding Sasha and is threatening to leave.Corruption is still very much evident, even among police officials.And there is not enough money, goods or food for most of the Russian population.

I listened to this book on tape (unabridged) on a long trip, and it was suspenseful enough to keep me on the edge of my seat for approximately 11 hours. My only minor complaint was that hearing it on tape, it was difficult to keep the characters straight at the beginning.My only other recommendation would be to read the Rostnikov series in order.Since the personal lives of the characters continue to evolve with each book, it would make for better continuity.Still, a Kaminsky book, in any order, is better than most mysteries out there today.

Kaminsky Stays in Top Form
In his 13th Inspector Porfiry Rostnikov adventure, author Stuart Kaminskyonce again takes us inside the "new" Russia with a realism thatis at times stark, amusing, tragic, and even romantic.Kaminsky has theunique ability to write of modern day Russia with a "feel" thatis at once real and compelling.The Curtain has fallen on thepolitical system of the Soviet Union and out of the depths of the ashesrises not the Phoenix but a complex, confusing, and dangerous atmospherethat indeed is alarming to its citizens, who, naturally, long for breathsof freedom.Who will rule out of this rubble is the mystery!Thecollapse of communism merely has opened up another evil--organized crime. However, enter Inspector Rostnikov and his team of crime fighters of theMoscow police..Throughout the series, readers have come to respectthe wily, one-legged Inspector (known as "The Washtub," due tohis weightlifting in his freetime), who is a realist at heart, yet both asentimentalist and a romanticist.In "The Dog Who Bit APoliceman," Rostnikov's squad faces the destructive forces of twoMafia gangs, hell- bent to kill each other and to control the country, oneprecinct at a time.Kaminsky's books always carry parallel campaigns and Sasha Tkach and ElenaTimofeyeva are assigned to hound out theperpetrators of illegal dog fighting, a fast rising and highly profitable"business." Elena's romantic interests withRostnikov'spoliceman son continue to expand while the "Vampire" EmileKarpo's task follows more the political line of crime fighting.He and theInspector try to solve a series of gang-related murders but which alsoinvolve high level political figures.Kaminsky has the ability toinvoke the power of description and episode of modern Moscow and of thefeelings of the general Muscovite. One doesn't have to know first-handMotherRussia to appreciate this series as the author's ability to bringout the landscape and atmosphere is outstanding and noteworthy. For agreat mystery read, this series, andespecially this book, is superb.Dos vidanya!

Rostinikov, the philosophical detective.Thumb's up!
Stuart Kaminsky's characters are so real that I welcome their return as Iwowuld an old and dear friend.Life never seems to get easier inpost-communist Russia, and crime still runs rampant, but our team ofdetectives (the only ones in the police department seemingly incorruptible)plod slowly along until the crimes are solved.Each character has his orher style, but my favorite, is Inspector Porfity Rostnikov -- philospher,master detective, sometime psychologist, lover of fine music, weightlifter, husband, father and friend.Intrigued with American mystery books(Ed McBain is his favorite writer), he has the uncanny ability to tap intocriminal minds to solve the crimes.This is a definite read for lovers ofintelligent mystery books with interesting quirky characters.

Rostnikov, the philosophical detective. Thumb's up!
Stuart Kaminsky's characters are so real that I welcome their return as Iwould an old and dear friend.Life never seems to get easier inpost-communist Russia, and crime still runs rampant, but our team ofdetectives (the only ones in the police department seemingly incorruptible)plod slowly along until the crimes are solved.Each characterhas his/herown style, but my favorite,is Inspector Porfiry Rostnikov -- philospher,master detective, solver of problems, lover of fine music, weight lifter,husband, father and friend.Intrigued with American mysteries (Ed McBainnovels), he has the uncanny ability to tap into the minds of criminals tosolve the crimes.This is a definite read for lovers of intelligentmystery books with interesting quirky characters. ... Read more

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THIRTY YEARS WITH FIGHTING DOGS GEORGE C. ARMITAGE. Originally published 1935, USA, this is a reprint of a fascinating historical documentabout fighting dogs. The original is very rare, expensive and much sought after by dogmen and collectors, both for its rarity and the information contained within. "Thirty Years With Fighting Dogs" is a look at the sport of dog fighting in the early 20th century through the eyes of George Armitage, an acknowledged master of the game. It contains 55 rare photographs including Galvin's Pup, John Noonan's Brandy, Tanner, Shipley's Pearlie, Saddler's Bozo, Dugan's Pat and many more. Many famous battles are related. The contents also include articles onSchooling a Young Dog, Selecting a Dog for Pit Purposes, Armitage's Rules, Sample Contract, Armitage's Keep, Feeding and Breeding.A fascinating look at a vanished era. ... Read more

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Primary Source on Dog-Fighting History
The book was originally published in 1935 as an infomercial for one man's fighting dogs with emphasis on disparaging his competitors.I read it as background for a book I am writing, and it was helpful for that purpose.

The book does effectively dispel the myth that dog fighting used to be a sport of respectable gentlemen conducted at wholesome family cook outs; the first hand accounts are basements and barns, hiding from the police, with people carrying guns and using them.It was interesting to note that many of the best dogs between 1900 and 1930 were English bull terriers or Boston Terrier crosses, not pits; and that the first fight Armitage ever saw was a Colby dog that quit against a backyard mix.

RLOWERY30YWFD
BRILLIANT!!!, SOME SAY BIASED BUT THIS MAN TELLS THE TRUTH,HE OBVIOUSLY LIVED IN A DANGEROUS ERA AND PARTICIPATED IN A DANGEROUS SPORT, BUT WHAT HE RECOUNTS IS ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT!!!

A look to the past.
This book is a collectors item.For it's fotos of some great old time Pit Fighting Dogs.On the other hand the story's told on it lack a bit of flavor.The thing that got to me is that even do this book is form the early 1900's.Some times it felt like it was wright'en on the past decade.In all I realy recomend this,but only to the people how are willing to learn the truth of this great breed.

THirty Years of Fighting Dogs, by George Armitage
Enjoyable reading about the ancenstry of a remarkable breed, the American Pit Bull Terrier. Historical photos (many are poor quaility) of world renowned fighting dogs of their day. Historical accounts of matches from the by-gone days of gentlemen matching game dogs.
Using information acquired in this book, I was able to trace my dog's ancestry back to 1845.
A necessary addition to the library of any American Pit Bull Terrier lover who understands the breed's heritage.

I won't do this again
While I enjoy reading even the darker side of one of my favorite breeds, this book did nothing for me.There is so much more to be expected from these dogs but not by people like this tending to their futures. ... Read more

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Dog Eat Dog
Dog Eat Dog, By Chris Lynch is one of the best books I've read in a while. It is a non-fiction book. I hadn't read the first two books of the trilogy before reading this, and I am going to start reading the first book of the series. I would recommend this book to anyone.
It is a very intriguing book even though it is not the joyful book I've read; it is that, that makes my book intriguing. This book is about a 15 year old kid, who is going through many struggles with his family, and is trying to overcome all the struggles in his life. He goes through problems with in an Irish part of Boston where life's rough. I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone under the age of 12 years old due to some of the strong language and graphic details of the book.
It is a very good book for anyone trying to overcome their own personal problems and it is good to see that you can escape from your old life and start over. I was overall very happy that I read this book and I think most people would enjoy it.

Great start, okay finish
I loved the first two books in the blue eyed son series, but the last book waasn't even half as good as the first two.The ending to this trilogy wasn't satisfying at all.I was very annoyed with the whole dog fighting thing.The fact that Mick would participate in such a moronic thing showed that he really had not grown and changed very much at all.I was disappointed in him after that. But I really do reccomend the trilogy because it's an inspiring story about a boy who manages to escape his upbringing.

A Great Book for Teenagers
Dog Eat Dog was a very good book. This book is good for a person with a defunctional family.It has a lot to say about miscommunacation between family members.It had a lot of rude language but that is one thing thatmade it a good book.It was a little on the rude side, but that is what Iliked about it. If you are a very wild teen and find reading about wildteens exciting then this is the book for you.I am one of those teens thatfind others with problems interesting and the main character of this booksure has a lot of problems.So if you want a book with teens who can'twait to grow up then read it!Have fun, I sure did! ... Read more

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In this remarkable debut novel set in 1940s Mexico, Marc Bojanowski has crafted a work of startling originality -- a poetic, mesmerizing tale of loyalty, violence, love, and redemption.

Written in the searing voice of its unnamed narrator, this is the story of a young man drifting through the badlands of California and Mexico after the death of his mother. He eventually settles in Canci#243;n, a sleepy Baja city on the verge of transformation. Lured by money and fame, he enters into an underground world where men fight against trained dogs before a raucous crowd of the town's elite businessmen and those who work for them. With an uncommon display of strength, skill, and sheer fearlessness, he becomes an overnight success.

Before long he catches the eye of a powerful businessman, whose grand vision is to turn Canci#243;n into a lucrative resort destination. But when the dog fighter finds friendship with a revolutionary old poet and is drawn toward a mysterious young woman, he becomes ensnared in an intricate web of promise and deceit. Caught between the ways of his past and the dreams of his future, he is forced to make a devastating choice that ignites a mixture of jealousy, greed, lust, and betrayal, culminating in a fight both for his life and the fate of the city.

Haunting, lyrical, imaginative, and immensely powerful, The Dog Fighter is a stunning novel of beauty and brutality that announces the arrival of an extraordinary new talent in American fiction. ... Read more

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Silenced
I read this some time ago and loved it. My problem is that the narrator's voice is so strong and vividly written that when I read the book I tend to write my own characters in the Dogfighter's voice, therefore I have not been able to read it again. I applaud Mr. Bojanowski's courage in using flawed grammer and fragmented dialogue, this simply adds to the realism of the dogfighter's world and perhaps that blatent realism creates a bit of a blank canvas for the reader to reflect their own feelings upon. For me the work is well done, energetic, beautufully voiced and a powerful statement about the twisted worlds of love and violence and redemption. I need to be more concrete in this reveiw but time does not allow it.

Brilliant Debut Novel ...
A truly impressive first novel from Marc Bojanowski ... lyrical bordering on poetic. Mr. Bojanowski tells a violent tale of a severely damaged young man's journey toward becoming a whole human being. The violence is handled artfully ... never gratuitous ... harsh and ugly, but always a logical part of the meticulously devised plot. A unique and highly original debut novel from Marc Bojanowski.

Wow
What an amazing writer this Marc Bojanowski.!!!!

I cannot wait for his next masterpiece.


Thank you for daring to write such a different book in such a GREAT style.

Good story, too much affectation
The energy in Marc Bojanowski's writing is exciting.Though the first scene of the book (and countless scenes thereafter) are gruesome--and though this would normally turn me off--I kept reading because of Mr. Bojanowski's strong voice.The initial energy, however, fizzled as I read.What seemed like genuine innovation at the outset became self-conscious affectation midway through.It's not that Bojanowski leaves out punctuation (commas, apostrophes, etc.) that bothers me.It's that he uses a period INSTEAD of a comma.My complaint?If you're going to put a mark of punctuation there, use the right one.IF you're going to innovate and delete common punctuation, then DELETE it.Let the rhythm of your language carry the voice.Exchanging one mark of punctuation for another is artifice, not art.Likewise with his deletion of apostrophes.Apostrophes have nothing to do with voice.They only have to do with clarity. Deleting them comes off as a trick, rather than something necessary to the story.

I can only attribute this self-consciousness to Mr. Bojanowski's youth.However, I am also impressed by the very same thing.To write a novel this strong at this age shows so much promise for the future.It's staggering.(More staggering, say, than any other "Heartbreaking work of Genius" out there.)I can't wait to see what Bojanowski writes next--and I hope some of the self-consciousness of The Dog Fighter wanes and his great sense of language and image and story prevail.

A Writing Style Reminiscent of Hemingway
Marc Bojanowski's debut novel is a story that finds power and beauty of life in the masculine brutality of Mexican dog fighting. If there is one word to describe this book, it is passion.

Three major themes intertwine through The Dog Fighter. First is the theme of dog fighting, of the contrived struggle between man and beast that reflects the very soul of the protagonist. Second is the theme of unrequited love, as seen through the protagonist's unquenchable desire for a woman he can never have. The third theme is that of war, of the constant revolution that engulfs the town of Canciòn.

It is during his first fight with a dog that the protagonist lays eyes on his love. This instant awareness of his love distracts him from the fight, minimizing the danger of the dog and emphasizing the danger of his heart. This is because the woman he falls in love with is the mistress of the Cantana, the brutal and corrupt businessman turning Canciòn from a quiet fishing village into a tourist resort for Americans.

It is against these businessmen that the people of Canciòn revolt. These people want their fishing village to remain the way it always has been. They sabotage equipment and delay construction of the hotel which symbolizes the radical changes that this fishing village faces. The protagonist is drawn into this struggle. In the end, he must choose which side of the revolution he will support.

There are no easy paths for the Dog Fighter.

From the first whisperings of the Dog Fighter's grandfather to the final song sung by the Dog Fighter's love, this tale is absolutely engrossing.

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Could have been better but not all bad....
Just finished reading this one, and I have to say, although I enjoy this type of book immensely this one was a big let down.
While there are not many to choose from with this format I guess it is one of the few, and as another person put it, "beggars can't be choosers".
On that note I would like to recommend another book I have read (and re-read) several times with a similar theme and is a classic in my opinion. That book is "White Fang" by Jack London.
As stated this book (Blazer) was ok, but it pales in comparison to "White Fang".
A lot of people think White Fang is a children's book, and while it might appeal to a younger audience, it is also a great read for adults.
An acquaintance I know reads a lot he gobbles up books 2 and three at a time!! One day I asked if he had ever read "White Fang" to which he replied he had not. When I told him about it he didn't think he would like it and said "no thanks", I brought in a old copy I had and gave it to him. He begrudgingly thanked me (I thought he might not give it a chance) a few days later he came and thanked me over and over for turning him on to it. He also became interested in Jack London and has since read everything London has written.
So if you have not read it, give "White Fang" a try, you won't be sorry.

Beggers can't be choosers
Their aren't many books in print that tell fictitious stories about fighting dogs.It's not a subject with universal appeal obviousily.There have been some classic, simply written books about the subject written in the early part of the 20th century, such as The Bar Sinister, and White Monarch and the Gas House Pup.Blazer: The Story of a Fighting Dog is not up to par with those earlier examples.The writing is not that good and the editing is not much better.There are consistent typos and grammatical errors throughout that get in the way of enjoyment.Regardless, it does have a fairly interesting plot following the journeys of a rough-and-tumble bull terrier stolen from a honest, caring owner by thieves who attempt to earn money from fighting the dog.The bad guys are shown for what they are - morons, and the good guys are willing to be pushed around until they decide enough is enough.Nothing too original, but if you like reading about fighting dogs track this one down.You won't be bragging about it but you won't be kicking yourself either. ... Read more