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December Boys: A Jay Porter Novel
By Joe Clifford
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Prison-for-profit scheme thrusts insurance investigator into his disturbing past—and extreme danger
Jay Porter, the newest employee at NorthEastern Insurance in New Hampshire, is investigating a motor vehicle accident claim when he learns the teenager behind the wheel was arrested for minor drug possession and sentenced to a hardcore behavioral modification center.
At the county courthouse, Jay meets Nicki, a young college intern, who tips him off to a possible scandal—first-time juvenile offenders being shipped to private institutions for political kickbacks. He learns that long-time family nemeses, Adam and Michael Lombardi, may have a stake in the scheme.
Is Jay's mission to help these kids a legitimate crusade? Or is his thirst for revenge driven by the guilt he feels over his own junkie brother's death? These questions conspire to tear apart tranquility and drive a wedge between Jay and his wife Jenny.
With help from new friend Nicki, and a couple of old friends, Jay finds himself thrust back into a past he had hoped to leave behind, putting everything—and everyone he loves—at risk in pursuit of the truth.
Perfect for fans of noir fiction
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
Jay Porter, the newest employee at NorthEastern Insurance in New Hampshire, is investigating a motor vehicle accident claim when he learns the teenager behind the wheel was arrested for minor drug possession and sentenced to a hardcore behavioral modification center.
At the county courthouse, Jay meets Nicki, a young college intern, who tips him off to a possible scandal—first-time juvenile offenders being shipped to private institutions for political kickbacks. He learns that long-time family nemeses, Adam and Michael Lombardi, may have a stake in the scheme.
Is Jay's mission to help these kids a legitimate crusade? Or is his thirst for revenge driven by the guilt he feels over his own junkie brother's death? These questions conspire to tear apart tranquility and drive a wedge between Jay and his wife Jenny.
With help from new friend Nicki, and a couple of old friends, Jay finds himself thrust back into a past he had hoped to leave behind, putting everything—and everyone he loves—at risk in pursuit of the truth.
Perfect for fans of noir fiction
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
Author
Joe Clifford
Joe Clifford is the author of the bestselling, Anthony Award-nominated Jay Porter series, as well as the acclaimed addiction memoir Junkie Love. He lives with his wife and two sons in the Bay Area. For more information, visit www.joeclifford.com, or follow him at @joeclifford23.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Terrific Storytelling
I started reading what is now a trilogy with book three. Having read book one, I have now completed book two. The best way to read a trilogy. Jay Porter, the main character, starts this volume, suddenly married to his childhood sweetheart, living with her and his son Aidan. He also has a nine to five job at an insurance company. Don't worry. This is noir. The happy times won't last. Before you know it, the marriage is in shambles, the job is screwed, Jay is three kinds of drunk, moping about his brother's death, screaming about mad conspiracies, and on the long way down. That's when it gets really interesting. And hurtles on to a gigantic climax. But what's really important is that it's a damn good story that's really hard to put down.
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