Cold Florida
A hard-boiled mystery set in Florida
by Phillip DePoy
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Pub Date Apr 01 2016 | Archive Date Mar 06 2016
Description
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.
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| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9780727885753 |
| PRICE | $28.95 (USD) |
Average rating from 7 members
Featured Reviews
Susan J, Reviewer
How can you not love a hero whose name is Foggy Moskowitz? Set in 1974, Foggy has relocated to Florida after retiring from his former profession, car thief. Foggy does not bring only the skills of his trade but the angst of his last job, the one that convinced him to leave NYC and head south.
Foggy is hired to protect children from the adults who were supposed to protect them. He takes his work very seriously. In fact, the effort that he makes to rescue a drug addicted baby whose mother has kidnapped her from the hospital wins him brief accolades and the interest of two very different groups of people.
Foggy needs to figure out what is going on and who are the good guys and who are the bad. As in a Carl Hiassen book, black and white it is not.
it's truly good story with fascinating characters, lots of action, lots of humour and a hero who keeps the reader wanting more.
If you enjoy quirky mysteries that make you think, you will enjoy this one.
Five purrs and two paws up!
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