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Foggy Moskowitz #2
Three Shot Burst
Former car thief and amateur sleuth Foggy Moskowitz returns in the latest noir mystery series set in Florida.
Foggy Moscowitz is called to Mary s Shallow Grave, everyone s favorite bar. A man has been killed shot three times by a young girl. With no parents, no fixed abode, and no services to help her, Foggy is forced to shelter her in his beachside apartment.
The victim was the son of the richest Seminole in Florida, Ironstone Waters, who sends several of his men, including Mister Redhawk, to collect the girl and find out what happened. With Ironstone s men, a Colombian drug cartel, and the police all in pursuit, Foggy has nowhere to turn but to John Horse. With some help from the Seminole mystic, Foggy realizes some disturbing truths."
Foggy Moscowitz is called to Mary s Shallow Grave, everyone s favorite bar. A man has been killed shot three times by a young girl. With no parents, no fixed abode, and no services to help her, Foggy is forced to shelter her in his beachside apartment.
The victim was the son of the richest Seminole in Florida, Ironstone Waters, who sends several of his men, including Mister Redhawk, to collect the girl and find out what happened. With Ironstone s men, a Colombian drug cartel, and the police all in pursuit, Foggy has nowhere to turn but to John Horse. With some help from the Seminole mystic, Foggy realizes some disturbing truths."
224 pages, Hardcover
Published March 1, 2017
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Phillip DePoy
36 books84 followersPhillip DePoy has published short fiction, poetry, and criticism in Story, The Southern Poetry Review, Xanadu, Yankee, and other magazines. He is currently the creative director of the Maurice Townsend Center for the Performing Arts at the State University of West Georgia, and has had many productions of his plays at regional theaters throughout the south. He is the recipient of numerous grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the state of Georgia, the Georgia Council for the Arts, the Arts Festival of Atlanta, the South Carolina Council for the Arts, etc. He composed the scores for the regional Angels in America and other productions and has played in a numerous jazz and folk bands. In his work as a folklorist he has collected songs and stories throughout Georgia and has worked with John Burrison, the foremost folklorist in the south and with Joseph Cambell.
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July 25, 2018
First Sentence: David Waters ordered a gin martini, no olives, at Mary's Shallow Grave, just after six in the evening.
Foggy Moskowitz is Child Protective Services in Fry's Bay, Florida. Lena is a highly intelligent 14-year-old girl with no known parents or address. Having shot David Waters, son of a wealthy Seminole Ironstone Waters, three times at point-blank range, Foggy is called to help. Besides the girl's age, something seems very off about the situation to Foggy. Can he, with the help of John Horse, keep her safe from the police, Ironstone's men, and the Columbian drug cartel until Foggy has all the answers?
There's nothing better than a book which captures one's attention from the very start. DePoy certainly does that, not just the opening events, but with his voice—"We doubtless made something of an odd pair in Fry's Bay, Florida, home of the slowest moving cultural evolution in the Western Hemisphere."—and his dialogue—"'He was drunk out of his mind, and I was scared.' 'You don't look scared to me,' I assessed. She glanced over at the dead body. 'I'm not now.' ''Yeah, well – right. Now he's dead.'
DePoy really has created the most wonderful characters. Lena truly is a 14-year-old going on 30. She can definitely handle herself. For Alan Bradley fans, Lena reminds on a bit of Flavia de Luce but on steroids, with guns. Foggy is a Brooklyn Jew who once ran numbers and boosted cars, but now is a CPS officer who keeps kosher. John Horse is a Seminole shaman with power in his voice. There is a bit of O'Henry about them.
This is an example of a plot starting off in one direction, then veering off in another. There are a lot of well-done twists and turns along the way accompanied by a seemingly large amount of shooting. One certainly never gets bored. When things really start, they happen fast but never so much that one can't keep up.
"Three Shot Burst" is a really good read. The final solution is wonderful with seeming nods along the way to Robert Frost and Hemmingway. It's hard to beat that.
THREE SHOT BURST (CPS-Foggy Moskowitz-Florida-Contemp) – G+
DePoy, Phillip – 2nd in series
Severn House – March 2018
Foggy Moskowitz is Child Protective Services in Fry's Bay, Florida. Lena is a highly intelligent 14-year-old girl with no known parents or address. Having shot David Waters, son of a wealthy Seminole Ironstone Waters, three times at point-blank range, Foggy is called to help. Besides the girl's age, something seems very off about the situation to Foggy. Can he, with the help of John Horse, keep her safe from the police, Ironstone's men, and the Columbian drug cartel until Foggy has all the answers?
There's nothing better than a book which captures one's attention from the very start. DePoy certainly does that, not just the opening events, but with his voice—"We doubtless made something of an odd pair in Fry's Bay, Florida, home of the slowest moving cultural evolution in the Western Hemisphere."—and his dialogue—"'He was drunk out of his mind, and I was scared.' 'You don't look scared to me,' I assessed. She glanced over at the dead body. 'I'm not now.' ''Yeah, well – right. Now he's dead.'
DePoy really has created the most wonderful characters. Lena truly is a 14-year-old going on 30. She can definitely handle herself. For Alan Bradley fans, Lena reminds on a bit of Flavia de Luce but on steroids, with guns. Foggy is a Brooklyn Jew who once ran numbers and boosted cars, but now is a CPS officer who keeps kosher. John Horse is a Seminole shaman with power in his voice. There is a bit of O'Henry about them.
This is an example of a plot starting off in one direction, then veering off in another. There are a lot of well-done twists and turns along the way accompanied by a seemingly large amount of shooting. One certainly never gets bored. When things really start, they happen fast but never so much that one can't keep up.
"Three Shot Burst" is a really good read. The final solution is wonderful with seeming nods along the way to Robert Frost and Hemmingway. It's hard to beat that.
THREE SHOT BURST (CPS-Foggy Moskowitz-Florida-Contemp) – G+
DePoy, Phillip – 2nd in series
Severn House – March 2018
October 17, 2018
This is a pretty good book. I enjoyed reading it. If you like a good detective mystery, who done it type of book. you will also enjoy reading this one. I will probably read more of the Foggy Moskowitz books in the future....TJ
April 21, 2017
The second book in a rather off-beat series, set in small-town Florida in Seminole territory. Foggy is a reformed car thief from New York City. He's turned over a new leaf and is working for Child Services. This one involves a VERY underage "hit woman" (or is she?), who's just killed, in a very public place, the worthless son of the richest Seminole around. John Horse is back in this one, as is Mister Redhawk and others. Add Colombian drug cartels and crooked cops and you've got yourself a story! Recommend!
February 17, 2019
Foggy Moscowitz of Florida Child Protective Services in Fry's Bay is called to Mary's Shallow Grave bar after 14 year old Lena shoots and kills David Waters. Lena claims Waters, a rumored pedophile, propositioned her. Complicating matters is who the victim was, the spoiled son of a very wealthy and nasty Seminole.
To Keep Lena out of a police holding cell, not to mention finding answers to his questions, Foggy takes the young girl home with him. After Mister Redhawk warns Foggy and Lena that David's father, Ironstone Waters, wants the girl dead, Lena has a strange request. She wants to speak with Ironstone face-to-face. She has a message from his son. Needless to say, all hell breaks loose when the meeting occurs and doesn't truly stop for the rest of the book.
Things really get very crazy, very fast. A most unusual hitman, a mother in hiding with her child, an alleged pedophile with a heart, a vengeful father, and Foggy running around with one less heart valve. Well, not all of that is 100% true, as Foggy painfully discovers.
There's almost a pinball experience in regards to Lena's various stories, yet as wild as each one is, she really sells them. Also, thanks to the author for mentioning Rio, Florida! Unlike the fictional Fry's Bay, Rio is a real town, not far from where I'm currently living. It is also still very small, population 983 as of the 2016 census. It's biggest claim to fame was the fact that Frances Langford, actress and singer and philanthropist, not only lived there, but had a successful restaurant that still exists. If you're in the Treasure Coast, stop by the Dolphin Bar and Shrimp House in Jensen Beach.
Strangely enough, just as I started this book, I was rewatching the old documentary on the Florida Cocaine Wars in Miami, COCAINE COWBOYS. I kinda was reliving my years in Miami during those crazy years, primarily the 1970s. Before you ask, I wasn't involved in it myself, but I did know a few who were involved, some peripherally, on both sides of the law. Mostly cops. The point if that digression is that I know just how dangerous those days were and just how deep the swamp Foggy has found himself in. You really didn't want to catch the attention of the Columbians back then. Especially the attention of La Madrina, Griselda Blanco. Google her. Watch the documentary, it's on Pluto TV for free.
I'm straying from the book review. Sorry about that. As much as I loved the first installment in this series, I adore this one. Lena is definitely Dead End Kid material. (Yes, I loved that old series as well, so I totally get the reference. Bad boys with a heart of larcenous gold.) She's witty, smart, snarky, and I'll miss her. I'm now pushing my library to find the third installment in the series. I recommend the series to anyone who likes mid-1970s mysteries with a real feel for the era as well as learning a bit more about the history of the Seminoles in those key years, not to mention the level of sass and witty remarks. 5 out of 5.
To Keep Lena out of a police holding cell, not to mention finding answers to his questions, Foggy takes the young girl home with him. After Mister Redhawk warns Foggy and Lena that David's father, Ironstone Waters, wants the girl dead, Lena has a strange request. She wants to speak with Ironstone face-to-face. She has a message from his son. Needless to say, all hell breaks loose when the meeting occurs and doesn't truly stop for the rest of the book.
Things really get very crazy, very fast. A most unusual hitman, a mother in hiding with her child, an alleged pedophile with a heart, a vengeful father, and Foggy running around with one less heart valve. Well, not all of that is 100% true, as Foggy painfully discovers.
There's almost a pinball experience in regards to Lena's various stories, yet as wild as each one is, she really sells them. Also, thanks to the author for mentioning Rio, Florida! Unlike the fictional Fry's Bay, Rio is a real town, not far from where I'm currently living. It is also still very small, population 983 as of the 2016 census. It's biggest claim to fame was the fact that Frances Langford, actress and singer and philanthropist, not only lived there, but had a successful restaurant that still exists. If you're in the Treasure Coast, stop by the Dolphin Bar and Shrimp House in Jensen Beach.
Strangely enough, just as I started this book, I was rewatching the old documentary on the Florida Cocaine Wars in Miami, COCAINE COWBOYS. I kinda was reliving my years in Miami during those crazy years, primarily the 1970s. Before you ask, I wasn't involved in it myself, but I did know a few who were involved, some peripherally, on both sides of the law. Mostly cops. The point if that digression is that I know just how dangerous those days were and just how deep the swamp Foggy has found himself in. You really didn't want to catch the attention of the Columbians back then. Especially the attention of La Madrina, Griselda Blanco. Google her. Watch the documentary, it's on Pluto TV for free.
I'm straying from the book review. Sorry about that. As much as I loved the first installment in this series, I adore this one. Lena is definitely Dead End Kid material. (Yes, I loved that old series as well, so I totally get the reference. Bad boys with a heart of larcenous gold.) She's witty, smart, snarky, and I'll miss her. I'm now pushing my library to find the third installment in the series. I recommend the series to anyone who likes mid-1970s mysteries with a real feel for the era as well as learning a bit more about the history of the Seminoles in those key years, not to mention the level of sass and witty remarks. 5 out of 5.
January 23, 2018
I love Phillip Depoys characters - they are unconventional and interesting. Foggy Moskowitz is the main character, John Horse is becoming his "sidekick"
Foggy is a "Jewish reformed criminal, child protective services worker" who rushes in to places where no one would ever rush. He is funny and outrageous. John Horse is a wise all-seeing elderly shaman, who helps him get out of the messes that Foggy finds himself in
Foggy is a "Jewish reformed criminal, child protective services worker" who rushes in to places where no one would ever rush. He is funny and outrageous. John Horse is a wise all-seeing elderly shaman, who helps him get out of the messes that Foggy finds himself in
October 21, 2018
A breath of fresh air. The hero of this book, Foggy, is tough as nails, which is typical detective novel fodder. He's also good, and very caring, which is not so typical of detective novels. There are a few more coincidences than would actually happen in real life, but it was a fun ride. I would definitely read another in this series.
July 12, 2020
Foggy Moscowitz. a former Jewish car thief from Brooklyn, turned child protection agent in south Florida, has a wise-cracking humour that is hard to beat. He takes his job seriously and in this book must save a fourteen-year-old gun-toting orphan genius from the Colombian cartel, the Black Tuna drug gang, and unhappy Seminole Tribal Council members. A tough call but Foggy is up for the challenge.
November 16, 2018
Extreme violence.
Neo-noir
Blurb:
Foggy Moscowitz is called to Mary’s Shallow Grave, everyone’s favorite bar. A man has been killed – shot three times – by a young girl. With no parents, no fixed abode, and no services to help her, Foggy is forced to shelter her in his beachside apartment.
Neo-noir
Blurb:
Foggy Moscowitz is called to Mary’s Shallow Grave, everyone’s favorite bar. A man has been killed – shot three times – by a young girl. With no parents, no fixed abode, and no services to help her, Foggy is forced to shelter her in his beachside apartment.
January 16, 2025
lots of violence, but very funny
Surprising to say, this is a very good story (no spoilers) with a couple of unexpected twists along the way. The bad guys get their due, the good guys get the glory. Didn’t expect to like this quite so much. Recommended!
Surprising to say, this is a very good story (no spoilers) with a couple of unexpected twists along the way. The bad guys get their due, the good guys get the glory. Didn’t expect to like this quite so much. Recommended!
October 5, 2017
I love Foggy Moskowitz!!!
November 23, 2019
Can’t wait for Foggy #3!
February 21, 2025
Love these books!
November 5, 2021
A very descriptive read, Foggy and company make for fast page turning reads. This one on par with Depoy's creativity taking the helm.
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