{"product_id":"hound-paperback-1","title":"Hound - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVincent McCaffrey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSelected as a Must-Read by the Massachusetts Book Awards.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIngenious and refreshingly irreverent, \u003ci\u003eHound\u003c\/i\u003e is not only a mystery on many levels, but also an intelligent and often funny tour-de-force of the perils and follies of human relationships. McCaffrey has a gift for crafting quirky characters and original dialogue, and the path of our hero, Henry, is always wonderfully unpredictable. I came away from this 'book noir' with a sense of catharsis, but also with a sudden desire to reread and rethink all the great classics to which McCaffrey alludes in his terrific novel.--Anne Fortier, author of \u003ci\u003eJuliet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs much about books--and love and knowledge and family--as about murder, \u003ci\u003eHound\u003c\/i\u003e is the first in McCaffrey's projected trilogy, and book lovers will eagerly await Henry's next outing.--\u003ci\u003eRichmond Times-Dispatch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMcCaffrey, the owner of Boston's legendary Avenue Victor Hugo Bookshop, succeeds in conveying his love of books in his intriguing debut.--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHound\u003c\/i\u003e is the first of three novels featuring bookhound Henry Sullivan. When an ex-lover is murdered, he mounts an unofficial investigation into her death that leads him through the murky depths of both Boston's literary world and his own past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVincent McCaffrey\u003c\/b\u003e has owned the Avenue Victor Hugo Bookshop for more than thirty years. He has been paid to do lawn work, shovel snow, paint houses, and to be an office-boy, warehouse grunt, dishwasher, waiter, and hotel night clerk. He has chosen at various times to be a writer, editor, publisher, and bookseller. \u003ci\u003eHound\u003c\/i\u003e is his first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 271\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 07, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42700639895615,"sku":"9781931520256","price":19.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/4c0af553ea375734c2b6a8ec4f80bf70.webp?v=1765017546","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/hound-paperback-1","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}