Phillip DePoy is recognized for his contributions to short fiction, poetry, and criticism, with his works appearing in various literary journals. His multifaceted career also extends to playwriting, with numerous productions staged in regional theaters, and composing music for notable productions. As a folklorist, DePoy has diligently collected songs and stories across Georgia, collaborating with prominent figures in the field. His diverse artistic endeavors showcase a deep engagement with narrative, music, and cultural heritage.
1976. Foggy Moscowitz's old friend, Sammy 'Two Shoes' Cohen, asks Foggy to speak to Emory Brewster, an actor threatening Sammy's girlfriend. But then Emory is brutally murdered backstage, and Foggy is reluctantly pulled back into New York's criminal underworld as he uncovers more about the actor. Can he stay alive long enough to catch her killer?
Two children need former car thief turned amateur sleuth and Child Protective Officer Foggy Moscowitz’s help in this latest noir mystery set in Florida.Foggy Moscowitz is shocked when ID found on a body in the bay suggests it’s his close Brooklyn friend, Pan Pan Washington, and the car involved belongs to one of their old associates, Sammy ‘Icepick’ Franks. What message is Icepick trying to send Foggy, and why?The children who found the body were looking for their mother – one of twenty-seven women missing from John Horse’s Seminole tribe, and Foggy immediately takes the pair under his wing as they follow a disturbing trail.Is John right about there being a connection between the car in the bay and the missing women? Could Foggy’s old associates in New York be involved? Hit men, crooked police officers, and even oil-rich Oklahomans can’t stop Foggy on his mission to uncover the truth.
Florida, 1976. Foggy Moscowitz knows he's having a bad night when he wakes to find a gun pressed to his face. Nelson Roan has busted out of his prison cell and broken into Foggy's house, demanding Foggy finds his eleven-year-old daughter, Etta. But as Foggy searches for Etta, it seems her father is not the only person who wants her found...
A man has been shot three times by a young girl. With nobody to help her, Foggy Moskowitz is forced to shelter her in his apartment. The victim was the son of the richest Seminole in Florida who sends several of his men to collect the girl and find out what happened. With some help from a Seminole mystic, Foggy realizes some disturbing truths.
In 1974, Foggy Moskowitz, a car thief on the run from Brooklyn authorities, winds up in Florida working for Child Protective Services, where he investigates the case of a missing infant and finds himself in Seminole swampland, experiences a vision quest, and tries to foil a land-grab scam.