Anthony- nominated writer Joe Clifford & his brilliant new book "December Boys"

Authors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes back to the studio, author Joe Clifford. Joe Clifford is acquisitions editor for Gutter Books, managing editor of The Flash Fiction Offensive, and producer of Lip Service West, a "gritty, real, raw" reading series in Oakland, CA. He is the author of Choice Cuts, Junkie Love, Wake the Undertaker, and Lamentation, as well as editor of  Trouble in the Heartland: Crime Stories Based on the Songs of Bruce Springsteen. Joe's way more than that little bunch of words. He is an extraordiary writer with a keen mind,with  an MFA from FIU North and a husband and father of 2 boys he adores.  Last year, Authors on the Air honored him with Best Book of 2015, for LAMENTATION. DECEMBER BOYS is on our short list for book of the year 2016.  Jay Porter, is investigating an 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.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. This podcast is trademarked & copyrighted and owned by the Authors on the Air Global Radio Network LLC.