Rag and Bone

Joe Clifford

Jun 2019 · Oceanview Publishing

About this ebook

Nominated BEST NOVEL by International Thriller Writers

One Man's Personal Crusade Against Corporate Greed

Having spent ten months on the run after he was framed for the murder of an estate-clearing associate, handyman Jay Porter returns to his hometown of Ashton, New Hampshire. During his time as a fugitive, he searched for a hard drive?evidence that would put his longtime nemeses Adam and Michael Lombardi behind bars. But he came up empty handed.

He has nothing. No hard drive, no hope. He hasn't spoken to his ex-wife and son in almost a year and he's broke. With his reputation tarnished and employment opportunities nonexistent, Jay takes a charity assignment from old friend/flame Alison Rodgers and learns of a fire at Alison's former rehab farm. Jay is convinced that the Lombardis started a fire as a scare tactic to pressure Alison to sell.

As Jay begins to look into the origins of the fire, he hopes he will finally be able to put away his enemies. But he soon discovers that evil isn't so easy to define, and that sometimes we need to take the law into our own hands if we want justice.

Perfect for Fans of Dennis Lehane

While all of the novels in the Jay Porter Series stand on their own and can be read in any order, the publication sequence is:

Lamentation
December Boys
Give Up the Dead
Broken Ground
Rag and Bone

Ratings and reviews

Jay Porter has spent almost a year in hiding after being framed for a murder. Now that the police have caught the actual killers, he has returned to his hometown. He's pretty much lost everything ... his wife, his son, his business, his money, his good name. The only thing left is the men that he holds responsible for his brother's death before he went into hiding. And then there's the conspiracy involving the local political businessmen. RAG AND BONE is the 5th story in this series. It reads okay as a stand alone as the previous books are more or less summarized so the reader understands what is taking place today. The author has personal experience living on the streets before turning his life around, and this lends credibility to his characters and their stories. Many thanks to the author / Oceanview Publishing for the digital copy of this crime fiction/mystery. Opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.

About the author

 Award-winning author Joe Clifford was born in Berlin, CT. He now lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife, Justine, and two sons. He is a graduate of Central Connecticut State University and holds an MFA degree from Florida International University. However, prior to these scholarly accomplishments, Joe had been a heroin and methamphetamine addict―an addiction that landed him homeless on the streets. After ten years, Joe turned his life around. He now uses the backdrop of his own extreme experience to shine a light on the misunderstood and marginalized. No one can write with the authority of Joe Clifford when describing the reality of alcohol and drug abuse. Rag and Bone is the fifth novel in his award-winning Jay Porter series.