His work crosses genres but features mystery and crime fiction. The novel perfectly constructed plot unfolds with the thoughtful precision and menace of a cat burglar. 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. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the lamentation, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. If it available for your country it will shown as book reader and user fully subscribe will benefit by having full.
Lamentation, his first novel in the jay porter series. Joe clifford audio books, best sellers, author bio. Give up the dead, joe cliffords third book in this terrific and excellent written series takes place 3 years from the last book, december boys. A lamentation is a passionate outpouring of grief or sorrow. Giveaway interview with author joe clifford lamentation. He spent a decade on the streets before getting back on track to make writing his life. Buy a cheap copy of lamentation book by joe clifford. Its hard for someday to come when you live life spinning your wheels stuck somewhere between the past and the present. In a frigid new hampshire winter, jay porter is trying to eke out a li. 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. 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. Giveaway interview with author joe cliffordlamentation.
Lamentation by joe clifford editing by elizabeth crime. 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. A mustread for contemporary hardboiled mystery fans who appreciate. Online and instore available instore filter results. Lamentation by joe clifford nook book ebook barnes. Crime fiction inspired by the songs of bruce springsteen.
In lamentation, which is the story of jay porter, he works in the state clearing in northern new hampshire. When he receives an urgent call that chris, his drugaddicted brother, is being questioned by the sheriff about his missing. In all his jay porter novels, clifford uses the backdrop of drug abuse to shine a. Oct 07, 2014 joe clifford is a writer with a reputation for raw and genuine storytelling. Joe clifford, author of the jay porter series and other books. 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. The lamentation in this book refers to a mountain and a bridge but the dictionary definition also applies. 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. Sheldon siegel, new york times bestselling author of the mike daleyrosie fernandez novels. Give up the dead joe clifford 9781608092048 netgalley. Straightforward and edgy, lamentation gnaws with nailbiting tension on every page. Clifford, a native of berlin, connecticut, quit central connecticut state university and moved to san francisco in 1992 to pursue a. He got his mfa from florida international university in the. I loved the title and that is what drew me to the book.
Lamentation cobb county public library system overdrive. 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 mysterious. The jay porter book series by joe clifford includes books lamentation, december boys, give up the dead, and several more. Joe cliffords lamentation sliver of stone magazine. David corbett, awardwinning author of the art of character. Protagonist jay porter scratches out a living estate clearing, packing up the remainders of other peoples. Lamentation by joe clifford overdrive rakuten overdrive. Lamentation, the latest release from joe clifford junkie love, choice. In lamentation, joe clifford displays the same muscular prose, unsparing insight and generous heart he exhibited in his stunning debut, junkie love. Broken ground is the fourth novel in his jay porter series. Author joe clifford was born in lamentation mountain, connecticut. Clifford is the author of several acclaimed booksfour of which have been nominated for an anthony award.
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. See the complete jay porter series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. The last several years saw more distance, as i moved further and further from certain behaviors, movement that my brother, for whatever reasons, couldnt emulate. Joe clifford, author of the jay porter series and other books clifford understands human potential for moral collapse and redemption. Crime fiction inspired by the songs of johnny cash, and hard sentences.
Lamentation is filled with truetolife characters living in the sordid underbelly of smalltown america, the places leave it to beaver never dealt with. Read lamentation a novel by joe clifford available from rakuten kobo. Crime fiction inspired by the songs of johnny cash, and hard sentences, which he coedited. Joe clifford has 41 books on goodreads with 10026 ratings. Clifford understands human potential for moral collapse and redemption, and his lean, gritty prose never.
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. David corbett some books live on in your mind long after you put them down, and lamentation is one of them. Literature and fiction, mystery and thrillers grade levels. Some books live on in your mind long after you put them down. Lamentation, his first novel in the jay porter series, and his anthology editor trouble in the heartland.
Joe clifford acts as acquisitions editor for gutter books and managing editor of the flash fiction offensive. Joe clifford, timothy mckean, cherry hill publishing, llc. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. The jay porter series in order joe clifford fictiondb. Clifford lives in california with his wife, justine, and their son. He is the author of several acclaimed books, including lamentation and december boys in the jay porter series.
Since getting off of the streets, where he spent most of the 1990s, joe clifford has made writing his life. Joe clifford is a talent to be recognized, and i predict readers will remember his name for a long time. He also produces lip service west, a gritty, real, raw reading series in oakland, ca. He spent the nineties on the streets of san francisco as a homeless heroin addict, and would later turn his life around. 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. This tale of smalltown secrets and the troubled, unfathomable, unbreakable bond of brothers reminded me of scott smith sa simple plan, high praise. Clifford is the author of several acclaimed books two of which were anthony award nominees. 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. He is a rock n roll writer who comes from a cuttingedge background and has successfully transitioned to the mainstream, which allows him to keep afloat. Inlamentation, joe clifford displays the same muscular prose, unsparing insight and generous heart he exhibited in his stunning debut, junkie love. Jun 05, 2018 he is the acquisitions editor for gutter books and the producer of lip service west, a gritty reading series in oakland, california.
If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that the. Fourth in joe cliffords jay porter series jay porter is a flawed handyman struggling to keep his life together while standing up to forces he perceives as evil the author is a former homeless heroin addictnow the father of two boys. There was a time where josh and i were as close as two brothers get. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read broken ground. Jun 06, 2017 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. Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book. Although in this book, jay porter still deals with family issues, they are not as prevalent as the first two books in the series and this book is closer to a traditional crime novel. Past struggles with addiction, about which he is candid, have fundamentally influenced his writing. Lamentation, joe cliffords riveting new novel, is a pageturner in the classic sense. An intriguing examination of smalltown, modern lives and perils.
Hilary davidson, author of blood always tells clifford paints truetolife characters with the same gritty touch as the best of dennis lehane. He is the awardwinning author of choice cuts, wake the undertaker, and junkie love. Jay porter, a troubled young man, remains tied to his hometown by his own lack of getupandgo and memories of his oncehappy childhood. 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. 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. The complete series list for a jay porter novel joe clifford. Lamentation is a deftly written entertainment from first page to last and highly recommended for both personal reading lists and community library contemporary fiction collections. These actions will either propel the individual characters into a positive forward motion or stop them dead in their tracks. Following up on his successful junkie love, a book that i have not yet read but will now place on my reading list, lamentation is the tale of a struggling jay porter in small town new england. Crime stories based on the songs of bruce springsteen and others. 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.