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A review by eleellis
December Boys by Joe Clifford
3.0
This is the second installment involving Jay Porter, a sort of all around handy man, known to get involved in slippery investigations involving a variety of people, most of who are not too nice.
The book picks up not too long after the first novel involving Jay Porter and the collection of characters introduced in the first novel. In the story, Porter finds himself involved in the investigation of a scandal detailing the wider use of private prisons, especially when it comes to housing juveniles and those arrested for very petty crimes.
Clifford's books involving this character are well written and enjoyable, however, my main complaint is the behavior of the main protagonist, Jay Porter, do not allow him to be that likable of a character. Without giving away too much, Clifford might be trying to add enough to help readers feel sympathetic toward Jay Porter, which would increase the needed likability, but to me, it wasn't enough.
The third installment, Give Up The Dead, was provided as an ARC from Netgalley and in this partially completed novel, it seems Clifford is, at last, making Porter more tolerable and likable.
Still, with the mild dislike of Jay Porter in the first two novels, books by Clifford are still recommended.
The book picks up not too long after the first novel involving Jay Porter and the collection of characters introduced in the first novel. In the story, Porter finds himself involved in the investigation of a scandal detailing the wider use of private prisons, especially when it comes to housing juveniles and those arrested for very petty crimes.
Clifford's books involving this character are well written and enjoyable, however, my main complaint is the behavior of the main protagonist, Jay Porter, do not allow him to be that likable of a character. Without giving away too much, Clifford might be trying to add enough to help readers feel sympathetic toward Jay Porter, which would increase the needed likability, but to me, it wasn't enough.
The third installment, Give Up The Dead, was provided as an ARC from Netgalley and in this partially completed novel, it seems Clifford is, at last, making Porter more tolerable and likable.
Still, with the mild dislike of Jay Porter in the first two novels, books by Clifford are still recommended.