Mister Mottley and the Key of D
by Ellen Seltz
If you like your detectives soft-boiled and your noir with a bit of froth on top, try this whimsical short mystery set in 1930's Italy, with the jazz-age sleuth, Edmund Mottley.Edmund Mottley, self-styled Specialist in Discreet Enquiries, just wants to enjoy a musical evening. Instead, he finds an international intrigue of dastardly deeds and derring-do. If you like your detectives soft-boiled and your noir with a bit of froth on top, try this Vintage Venetian adventure with the jazz-age sleuth, Edmund Mottley.This whimsical short mystery set in 1930's Italy is a prequel to the novella "Mister Mottley Gets His Man."