Vaughn C. Hardacker

Vaughn C. Hardacker is a mystery, thriller, and fiction author from Caribou, Maine even though his travels have taken him all over the world. Growing up,, he was a rebellious child and was prone to recklessness something he believes he has taken into his adulthood. As a seventeen-year-old, he left home and bummed around New Jersey, Massachusetts, New York, and Connecticut for a year before joining the Marines. His first trip abroad was to VietNam where he served before coming back to the US and settling in Caribou. He would get married and live with the love of his life for thirty-six years in Caribou, before his wife died of cancer. During these years, he had gone back to school and got a bachelors degree before they moved to Boston, where they would live for fifteen years. Hardacker would also get degrees from Southern New Hampshire University and the University of Maine. He then found a job with Wang Labs, who sent him to the Chicago office where he spent a dozen years. Vaughn is a member of the Mystery Writers of America New England Chapter. He published his debut novel “Sniper” in 2014 and also has his short stories published in a variety of short story collections.