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Vincent McCaffrey

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Mystery, Crime, Science Fiction

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Since the publication of his debut novel Hound in 2009, reviewers have compared McCaffrey's writing to John Dunning, Cliff Janeway, Lisa Lutz, Ross Macdonald, Woody Allen, and Raymond Chandler. Vince's novels have been reviewed by Publisher's Weekly, Crime Spree Magazine, Time Out Chicago, Gumshoe Review, Author Magazine, and Library Journal. His work has been praised by fellow authors Paul Tremblay ( The Little Sleep ), Kelly Link ( Pretty Monsters ), and Anne Fortier ( Juliet ). Hound was declared a "Must-Read Book" by the Massachusetts Book Awards.

In his other career, McCaffrey is the proprietor of Avenue Victor Hugo Books, a fixture of Newbury Street in Boston’s Back Bay for 29 years. At one time, the caver ...more

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Average rating: 3.71 · 225 ratings · 55 reviews · 13 distinct works

	Hound 3.42 avg rating — 122 ratings — published 2009 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dark Heart of Night 4.46 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Slepyng Hound to Wake 3.52 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 2011 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The knight's tale, a story of the future 4.53 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I am William McGuire by Vincent McCaffrey (Goodreads Author), Tom Canty (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	John Finn 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Biedermeier: his identity, both mistaken and true it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2021 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Republic of Books 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2020 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Republic of Books: the novel with play and handy footnotes included 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Slepyng Hound to Wake: a novel Hardcover – July 19, 2011 by Vincent McCaffrey (Goodreads Author), Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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"The Dark Heart of Night" $0.99 Kindle Countdown

This weekend only, "The Dark Heart of Night" is available for only $0.99 as part of a special Kindle Countdown deal.

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"McCaffery's writing style has been compared to some of the great mystery writers of the past, and I concur. If you are looking for a fast paced, action filled, Jack Reacher kind of thing, then you are in the wrong pla Read more of this blog post »

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“saves commas and dashes for future use.”
― Vincent McCaffrey, I am William McGuire

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“As for blaming me for the fact that you are too lazy to do your own research or knowing anything in fact about the subject you're writing about—which I understand is a tradition in your business”
― Vincent McCaffrey, I am William McGuire

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“That woman, Grace. The reporter-prostitute." "That's a tautology, or a redundancy, or some such. Where?”
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