Phillip Depoy

December's Thorn

Fever Devilin #7

by Phillip Depoy

"December's thorn, cruelest in the wood, Will give no rose, but still draw blood" —Traditional

Fever Devilin is an academic with a complicated past and an unusual view of the world. A folklorist by training,...

A Corpse's Nightmare

Fever Devilin #6

by Phillip Depoy

"Storytelling at its finest...beguiling!" -- Kirkus Reviews (starred) on The Drifter's Wheel

Fever Devilin is killed by an intruder. He doesn’t stay dead - thanks to an emergency medical team - but he does...

The King James Conspiracy

by Phillip Depoy

The turning of the wheel by the tilling of the wheat.

With these cryptic words, a conspiracy is set into motion that threatens the new translation of the Bible ordered by King James I, and the lives of the scholars...

A Minister's Ghost

Fever Devilin #3

by Phillip Depoy

Fever Devilin is a folklorist who fled the fevered halls of academia to return home to the Blue Mountain region of the Georgia Appalachians and a hopefully quiet life. While on a trip collecting folklore, Fever...

A Widow's Curse

Fever Devilin #4

by Phillip Depoy

Fever Devilin, a folklorist by inclination and training, was born and raised amongst the hill-country folk of the Georgia Appalachians and it was there that he returned once he decided to leave academia.  And...

The Witch's Grave

Fever Devilin #2

by Phillip Depoy

Fever Devilin was raised amongst the hill-country people of the deep Georgia Appalachians and their seemingly simple folk ways are in his blood and his soul. His own family, however, was another matter and at...

The Drifter's Wheel

Fever Devilin #5

by Phillip Depoy

"DePoy, a folklorist, excels at providing local color and creating complex characters. The story unfolds slowly and lyrically, giving readers a sense of small-town Appalachian atmosphere." –Booklist on A Minister’s...