His first novel, Tales from the moe.Republic (2007), tells the story of a humble, yet bungling innkeeper, "brother John," as he manages a small town inn, the moe.Republic Hotel, in a place called the Lost Kingdom of Moose Harbor, on the coast of rural Maine.
Chill Your Cockles (2008), his second book, follows a storyline from his first work, and is a collection of mysterious and haunting tales that serve to further the histories, and add layers to, the fantastic legends and characters that inhabit the Lost Kingdom of Moose Harbor, Maine.
The plot revolves around the premise that Lazarus of Bethany, the man resurrected by the hand of Christ, became an immortal creature of Judgment, seeking the hearts and souls of the wicked.
Other themes explored by Derhak include political and social manipulation, terrorism, arms proliferation, the selling of news as entertainment, greed, plunder of natural resources, and religion.
Stalked by the Angel of Death, enchanted by a gypsy woman, haunted by a ghastly specter, and pursued by gangsters, Porter struggles for his sanity and survival amidst the backdrop of the Great Depression, Prohibition and rum-running, and government surveillance.