Murder in the Key of E

A jazz pianist is shot dead in a pitch-black nightclub, in a room full of witnesses. Nobody saw a thing. Two unlikely detectives are about to face the music.

When the police pound on the door of the Forty-Eight Club and the lights go out, a single gunshot leaves star pianist Sammy Jones slumped over his keys. Society columnist Flo Hammond and her bold American friend Jessie Circle were sitting a few feet away, and that pulls them into their third investigation together.

Detective Sergeant Jode is one week into the job and soon has a confession in hand. Flo and Jessie are sure he has the wrong man. Half the club had reason to hate Sammy. As the two friends work through the singers, the band and the owners of London's most notorious nightspot, the glitter of Gerrard Street gives way to secrets nobody wanted found.

When a second member of the band is found dead, and a man from Jessie's past turns up in London, Flo and Jessie realise the killing is not finished. Someone is willing to let an innocent man hang to keep the truth in the dark.

Murder in the Key of E is the third Hammond and Circle Mystery, a clever, character-driven whodunnit perfect for fans of classic 1920s crime.