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Campus Review
May 14, 2012
aire. I mean, I'm very proud of all of these
students.
“(And), nearly everyone I've ever had to
work with on campus has been remark-
able, kind, hilarious, smart, talented -- in
various combinations of all.”
Away from the Clayton State Theatre,
where he has directed everything from
“Hamlet the Musical” (which he wrote) to
“Everything Goes, Episode One: Big Max
Takes a Cab,” DePoy is the EDGAR
award winning playwright of “Easy,”
which represents New York's vote for best
mystery play in the country. He is also an
actor, director, producer, musician, com-
poser, folklorist, historian and the author
of more than a dozen novels and some 40
theatre pieces that have seen production
throughout the United States. His Dell
mystery novels, featuring Atlanta charac-
ter Flap Tucker, have been called the best
regional detective fiction on the market
today. Not coincidentally, recent reviews
also call his Fever Devilin novels "the
best regional fiction being written in
America today." (There seems to be a pat-
tern there.)
“The King James Conspiracy” is a dizzy-
ing mix of historical facts and figments of
the author’s imagination, noted Atlanta
Magazine in its review of DePoy’s 11th
novel.
Set in 17th-century England, “King
James” story centers on a group of schol-
ars assigned by King James I to create a
definitive English translation of the Bible,
i.e., the King James Version of the Bible.
This does not sit well with Pope Clement,
and one of the scholars is murdered and
horribly mutilated, setting into motion a
stakes conspiracy that could rock the
foundation of Christian beliefs. Think
Irving Wallace’s “The Word” crossed with
Umberto Eco’s “The Name of the Rose,”
and you’ll get an idea what DePoy hath
wrought.
Over the years, Clayton State has had, and
still has, many talented faulty members,
not the least of whom is Assistant
Professor of Theatre and Communication
Shontelle Thrash. However, as his many
fans and students know, there is only one
Phillip DePoy, and he will be greatly
missed.
Best wishes, Phillip, as you pursue your writing! We will miss you! Clayton State, keep up with Phillip’s literary career at http://www.phillipdepoy.com.
His books are available online at Amazon.com and http://www.barnesandnoble.com.
DePoy, cont’d. from p. 5
photos by Kevin Liles