Oct 21, 2014 but in his new book, he takes this experience to a whole new level. In a frigid new hampshire winter, jay porter is trying to eke out a living and maintain some semblance of a relationship with his former girlfriend and their twoyearold son. Joe clifford is the author of several books, including the one that got away, junkie love, and the jay porter thriller series, as well as editor of the anthologies trouble in the heartland. He is the author of several acclaimed books, including lamentation and december boys in the jay porter series. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders.
Since the death of his parents in a road accident he has tried and failed to look after his junkie brother chris who died at the end of the first book. Joe cliffords lamentation sliver of stone magazine. Clifford takes a familiar plot and completely owns it with his masterful voice and expert knowledge of. Jay porter, the narrator of this powerful novel set during a bitter new hampshire winter, is drifting through life, stuck in his hometown, where he has a deadend job sorting junk and a hopeless relat. Clifford understands human potential for moral collapse and redemption, and his lean, gritty prose never. Crime stories based on the songs of bruce springsteen and others. Jul 30, 2015 lamentation by joe clifford someday, it would all change. Lamentation is a deftly written entertainment from first page to last and highly recommended for both personal reading lists and community library contemporary fiction. A novel the jay porter series book 1 kindle edition by clifford, joe. Jun 03, 2015 lamentation is filled with truetolife characters living in the sordid underbelly of smalltown america, the places leave it to beaver never dealt with. Hilary davidson, author of blood always tells, verdict cliffords fourth book after choice cuts, wake the undertaker, and junkie love paints a bleak but honest picture of northern new england. The ballad of songbirds and snakes from the author that brought you the hunger games, reenter the world of panem again sixtyfour years before the events of the original series.
Lamentation is the first book in the jay porter series. He is the awardwinning author of choice cuts, wake the undertaker, and junkie love. May 17, 2016 from homeless junkie to successful author, joe clifford has dedicated his life to education and the craft of writing and helping other exjunkies find a voice and a platform for their creative energies. Joe clifford, timothy mckean, cherry hill publishing, llc. Jay porter, the narrator of this powerful novel set during a bitter new hampshire winter, is drifting through life, stuck in his hometown, where he. Nick petrie, author of light it up joe clifford writes with authority and authenticity. Synopsis 2015 anthony award nominee for best mystery novelin a frigid new hampshire winter, jay porter is trying to eke out a living and maintain some semblance of a relationship with his former girlfriend and their twoyearold son. Giveaway interview with author joe cliffordlamentation.
Joe clifford author from homeless junkie to successful author, joe clifford has dedicated his life to education and the craft of writing and helping other exjunkies find a voice and a platform for their creative energies. Lamentation is one of those cant put it down page turners of a read and documents author joe clifford as a gifted storyteller of imagination and technical expertise. Its the first book in a series with jay porter as the protagonist and author joe clifford is exceptional at painting some dark, twisted word pictures about hardscrabble lives and drug addiction. Read lamentation a novel by joe clifford available from rakuten kobo. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading lamentation. Not an aboveaverage crime drama, not a tightlyplotted mystery, its a great novel in the literary sense of the word. Review of lamentation by joe clifford oceanview publishing, 2014. The aspect of joe cliffords new book, lamentation, i enjoyed the most is the manner in which he explores the innate emotions we experience as we grow older and grow more or. I enjoyed this dark thriller set in freezing cold and snowy ashton, new hampshire. Clifford lives in california with his wife, justine, and their son. Crime fiction inspired by the songs of bruce springsteen. Author joe clifford was born in lamentation mountain, connecticut. I understand this is book one in the series but i cant see how the main character can really go anywhere as a detective since that is not really what this book appears to be.
When he receives an urgent call that chris, his drugaddicted brother, is being questioned by the sheriff about his missing junkie. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Author joe cliffords complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases, covers, descriptions and availability. His next, lamentation, started as a sequel and ended up as a series of crime novels featuring handyman jay porter. He has a brother whos an addict, so i look at addiction from the other side, from the straight man looking into a world thats a little. Inlamentation, joe clifford displays the same muscular prose, unsparing insight and generous heart he exhibited in his stunning debut, junkie love. Its the first book in a series with jay porter as the protagonist and author joe clifford is exceptional at painting some dark, twisted word pictures about.
Give up the dead joe clifford 9781608092048 netgalley. Aug 15, 2014 joe cliffords upcoming novel lamentation is a great book. Review of lamentation by joe clifford oceanview publishing, 2014 jay porter struggles to get by in the small town of ashton in northern new hampshire. Buy a cheap copy of lamentation book by joe clifford. David corbett some books live on in your mind long after you put them down, and lamentation is one of them. Joe cliffords upcoming novel lamentation is a great book.
But in his new book, he takes this experience to a whole new level. Lamentation, the latest release from joe clifford junkie love, choice. Joe clifford, author of the jay porter series and other books. While i enjoy the occasional police procedural or detective tale, i find it difficult to relate to those worlds. Joe cliffords name is going to be on everybodys lips after the release of lamentation, on. Joe clifford in a frigid new hampshire winter, jay porter is trying to eke out a living and maintain some semblance of a relationship with his former girlfriend and their twoyearold son. He also produces lip service west, a gritty, real, raw reading series in oakland, ca. Joe clifford is one of the best new crime writers emerging onto the scene. Desperate measures angels luck book 1 one by joe clifford faust. Theyre gritty and edgy, characterdriven books that come across as unflinching. Joe clifford is the author of several books, including junkie love, the one that got away, skunk train, and the jay porter thriller series, as well as editor of trouble in the heartland.
While his previous novel,junkie love, was plenty enough proof of his talents, his latest book,lamentation, goes far and beyond the skills of your average crime writer. Oceanview publishing to launch lamentation by joe clifford. He spent a decade on the streets before getting back on track to make writing his life. When jay attempts to aid his drugaddicted brother, who is being questioned by the sheriff about the disappearance of his junkie business partner, he is plunged into a. Giveaway interview with author joe clifford lamentation. Joe is the acquisitions editor for gutter books and managing editor of the flash fiction offensive. The aspect of joe cliffords new book, lamentation, i enjoyed the most is the manner in which he explores the innate emotions we experience as we grow older and grow more or less connected to our family circle. This tale of smalltown secrets and the troubled, unfathomable, unbreakable bond of brothers reminded me of scott smith sa simple plan, high praise. When jay attempts to aid his drugaddicted brother, who is being questioned by the sheriff about the disappearance of his junkie business partner, he is. Lamentation 2015 anthony award nominee for best mystery novelin a frigid new hampshire winter, jay porter is trying to eke out a living and maintain some semblance of a relationship with his former girlfriend and their twoyearold son. Lamentation book hennepin county library bibliocommons.
In this first outing, jay is living in a small town that has seen better times, is struggling to get by, and is trying to maintain a relationship with his estranged girlfriend and twoyear old son. He got his mfa from florida international university in the. Lamentation by joe clifford editing by elizabeth crime. In a frigid new hampshire winter, jay porter is trying to eke out a li. Jay porter, a troubled young man, remains tied to his hometown by his own lack of getupandgo and memories of his oncehappy childhood. Lamentation, joe cliffords riveting new novel, is a pageturner in the classic sense. When it comes to bleak and grim, joe cliffords lamentation is right up there with nordic crime fiction, because the february weather in northern new hampshirewhere cliffords book is setadds to the novels sharp edge. Cliffords latest book has a much younger protagonist. Protagonist jay porter scratches out a living estate clearing, packing up the remainders of other peoples lives. Joe clifford acts as acquisitions editor for gutter books and managing editor of the flash fiction offensive. He is the author of several books, including junkie love, lamentation, and december boys, as well as editor of trouble in the heartland. Joe clifford has 39 books on goodreads with 9937 ratings. The lamentation in this book refers to a mountain and a bridge but the dictionary definition also applies.
Review of lamentation by joe clifford oceanview publishing. Broken ground is a feast, and jay porter is a unique noir hero who shines brightly in a dark world. As a writer i see the appeal of having a strong, resourceful protagonist whom you can throw into highdrama situations knowing they can believably fight their way out of it. His life is stuck in a rut, having separated from his girlfriend and young son, eking out a living clearing houses, and trying to keep an eye on his drugaddicted older brother. The novel perfectly constructed plot unfolds with the thoughtful precision and menace of a cat burglar. Joe clifford, author of the jay porter series and other books clifford understands human potential for moral collapse and redemption. Oct 07, 2014 joe clifford is a writer with a reputation for raw and genuine storytelling. Its hard for someday to come when you live life spinning your wheels stuck somewhere between the past and the present. Crime fiction inspired by the songs of johnny cash, and hard sentences, which he coedited. He spent the nineties on the streets of san francisco as a homeless heroin addict, and would later turn his life around. He got his mfa from florida international university in the year 2008, before he went back to the bay area.
Joe clifford is acquisitions editor for gutter books and producer of lip service west, a gritty, real, raw reading series in oakland, ca. Joe clifford is a writer with a reputation for raw and genuine storytelling. Lamentation ebook by joe clifford 97816080948 rakuten kobo. Lamentation by joe clifford someday, it would all change. Lamentation by joe clifford overdrive rakuten overdrive. Lamentation is filled with truetolife characters living in the sordid underbelly of smalltown america, the places leave it to beaver never dealt with.
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