Dog Catcher: Greyhound racing behind the scenes

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Review "The best fiction I've read this year"--"Lifestyle, Singapore""Erich R. Sysak, one of Florida's most talented young writers, gets there first with a novel about greyhound racing. It's handled with the lyric grace of power in motion, strong feeling, and all of the suspense of a well-run race. Sysak's beasts, beautiful and doomed, rise to the level of tragedy."--"Sterling Watson, author of Sweet Dream Baby""Erich R. Sysak is a splendid young writer showing outstanding promise. With Dog Catcher he's off to an excellent start of what I'm convinced will be an important literary career."--"Pulitzer Prize-winning author Robert Olen Butler"Erich R. Sysak is a splendid young writer showing outstanding promise. With Dog Catcher he's off to an excellent start of what I'm convinced will be an important literary career.--Robert Olen Butler, Pulitzer Prize-winning authorThe best fiction I've read this year.--Lifestyle magazine (September 2005)Erich R. Sysak, one of Florida's most talented young writers, gets there first with a novel about greyhound racing. It's handled with the lyric grace of power in motion, strong feeling, and all of the suspense of a well-run race. Sysak's beasts, beautiful and doomed, rise to the level of tragedy.--Sterling Watson, author of Sweet Dream Baby From the Inside Flap P.when('A').execute(function(A) { A.on('a:expander:toggle_description:toggle:collapse', function(data) { window.scroll(0, data.expander.$expander[0].offsetTop-100); }); }); About the Author Sysak (Tampa, FL) first learned about greyhound racing while working as a veterinary technician in Tampa, Florida. He currently lives in Thailand, where he teaches in a university. See more