Publisher Description

Introducing former car thief and amateur sleuth Foggy Moskowitz in the first of a brand-new noir mystery series. It's 1974. Foggy Moskowitz, a Jewish car thief on the run from the Brooklyn authorities, ends up in Florida working for the first office of Child Protective Service. For personal reasons. An unlikely, but tenacious, child protection officer, he takes on an investigation to find a missing infant, taken from the hospital by her addict mother. But the case takes several unexpected turns as Foggy makes his way from seedy Fry's Bay to Indian Seminole swampland, undertaking a vision quest, a rite of passage in some Native American cultures, in the process. Along the way he encounters more than a few interesting characters, including John Horse, an Indian mystic, and works to foil a vast land-grab scam by an uber-rich felon. Amusing yet moving, mixing passion with pathos, and introducing some memorable characters, Phillip DePoy has created a hugely entertaining new series.

Author Biography

Phillip DePoy is the Edgar award-winning author of thirteen novels, including the Flap Tucker and Fever Devilin series, thirty-seven plays and several works of non-fiction. He has served as artistic director for professional theatre companies and several university theatre programmes.

Review

"I fell in love with Phillip DePoy's writing when I discovered his Fever Devilin series, and now I have another reason to love him." -- L Bradwell, reviewer "Those who are able to roll with Foggy will get an unholy kick out of the characters' flexible allegiances and the hero's colorful descriptions" Kirkus Reviews "DePoy's lively mix of Seminole history and the wry observations of a "Yankee Jew criminal" make for an amusing tale" Publishers Weekly "I enjoyed this new Phillip DePoy novel so much that I read it in one day... If you want to find a new author to put at the top of your "follow" list, Phillip DePoy just may be your man." -- J Lesley, reviewer "An appealing, offbeat protagonist; a wacky story line; and a real feel for '70s Florida" Booklist "Atmospheric" Library Journal Starred Review

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Introducing former car thief and amateur sleuth Foggy Moskowitz in the first of a brand-new noir mystery series.

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"Those who are able to roll with Foggy will get an unholy kick out of the characters' flexible allegiances and the hero's colorful descriptions"

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A Foggy Moskowitz mystery set in Florida in 1974.

Excerpt from Book

I felt a distinctive metallic punch in my lower back. I had felt such a sensation before. It was a pistol. Fat rolled his eyes. 'Boys,' he said, in a very soothing tone, 'leave the nice man alone. He's digesting.''I said,' the kid to my left told me, 'we don't like it that you're looking for Lynette.'I nodded. 'Fat,' I said philosophically, 'I must apologize for what is about to happen.'Fat stared me in the eye and seemed to understand. 'OK,' he told me affably. 'But don't make too much of a mess. It's been a long night already.''I completely understand,' I said.Then, without further discourse, I jabbed my fork into the trachea of the boy to my left.

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