{"product_id":"9781931520256","title":"Hound: a novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSelected as a Must-Read by the Massachusetts Book Awards.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Ingenious 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\u003e\"As 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\u003e\"McCaffrey, 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\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Small Beer Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47058085380336,"sku":"9781931520256","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781931520256_p0.jpg?v=1763638962","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781931520256","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}