Junkie Love follows the roughly ten years Clifford spent wandering the streets of San Francisco and beyond, first as a wannabe rock star, and then as another homeless junkie with his head lost in the stars.
Praise for Joe Clifford
“Clifford paints true-to-life characters with the same gritty touch as the best of Dennis Lehane.”
—Author Robert Dugoni on Lamentation
“…gritty and addicting.”
—LitReactor on December Boys
—Author Paula Hawkins on The One That Got Away
“Clifford understands human potential for moral collapse and redemption…”
—Publishers Weekly on Lamentation
“…character-driven noir at its finest.”
—Author Jennifer Hillier on Give Up the Dead
“…the kind of wrenching, powerful work that defies easy categorization…”
—Author Jerry Stahl on Lamentation
Bio
After spending the 1990s as a homeless heroin addict in San Francisco, Joe Clifford got off the streets and turned his life around. He earned his MFA from Florida International University in 2008, before returning to the Bay Area. His memoir, Junkie Love, chronicles his battle with drugs and was first published in 2010 and re-released in 2018. He is the author of the award-winning Jay Porter Thriller Series, as well as several standalones including The One That Got Away, The Lakehouse, The Shadow People, Say My Name, All Who Wander and A Moth to Flame.
