Rag and Bone

A Jay Porter Novel

By: Joe Clifford

Narrated by: Timothy McKean

Having spent 10 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.

©2019 Joe Clifford (P)2019 Cherry Hill Publishing, LLC

Critic reviews

“Clifford is one fine writer...for those who eat, drink, and sleep noir, this one's for you.” (Booklist)