author
Andrew A. (Andrew Augustine) Caffrey
1891–1970
A pulp-era writer with firsthand aviation experience, he turned the worlds of war flying, air mail, and adventure into fast-moving fiction. His stories appeared across popular magazines from the late 1920s into the mid-20th century.
2 Audiobooks
Then luck came in
by Andrew A. (Andrew Augustine) Caffrey
Pursuit
by Andrew A. (Andrew Augustine) Caffrey
About the author
Born in Saginaw, Michigan, Andrew Augustine Caffrey was an American writer best known for aviation and adventure fiction. Sources on pulp-magazine history describe him as a prolific contributor to both pulp and slick magazines, with work appearing from the late 1920s through about 1950.
Accounts of his background say he served in the American Air Service in France during World War I and later worked for the air mail service. That real-world flying experience seems to have shaped much of his fiction, which often drew on pilots, combat, and high-risk travel.
Today he is remembered mainly through surviving magazine indexes, reprints, and public-domain editions of stories such as Pursuit and Then Luck Came In. Even in short fiction, his work is noted for brisk pacing and an easy feel for airborne adventure.