Vincent McCaffrey

"Hound," McCaffrey's debut novel, was declared a Must-Read Book by the Massachusetts Book Awards.​ Vince's work has been reviewed "Publisher's Weekly," "Crime Spree Magazine​​," "Time Out Chicago," "Gumshoe Review," "Author Magazine," and "Library Journal." Fellow authors Paul Tremblay ("The Little Sleep"), Kelly Link ("Pretty Monsters"), and Anne Fortier ("Juliet') have also praised his work.

Reviewers have compared McCaffrey's ​writing to John Dunning, Cliff Janeway, Lisa Lutz, Ross Macdonald, Woody Allen, and Raymond Chandler.

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 cavernous bookshop held over a quarter-million magazines and over 150,000 used books. Awarded “Best Used Bookstore” multiple times by Boston Magazine, it was truly a book lover's paradise. During its years on Newbury Street, Avenue Victor Hugo also played host to "Fiction," "Galileo," and "Gala​xy" magazines, all published by McCaffrey.​

Recently, Avenue Victor Hugo has reopened its doors in the town of Lee, New Hampshire, just minutes away from the University of New Hampshire. This rebirth of a classic bookstore has been praised by "Foster's Daily Democrat," "The Boston Globe," and WGBH Boston.

Vince has published several novels. "Hound" and "Slepyng Hound to Wake," two mystery novels about the darker side of bookselling, were published by Small Beer Press.

"The Dark Heart of Night," "The knight's tale: a story of the future," and "John Finn" are available through Amazon.

Fortunate husband, father, grandfather, and dubious wit, Vince now lives in Lee, New Hampshire and still sells books on weekends.