In his first novel, Henry Harold Mottishaw describes the unique area of the Mother Lode along with the trials and tribulations of Bay Area Dot Commers moving away from the rat-race of the city to the "safety" of the Gold Country. Dead As A Door Nail characters are everyday people that will remind you of real people you have known and cared about.
Les Moore's wandering eyes, gold mines, a rags-to-riches tale, blackmail, murder, an illegitimate child, "friends", and good food in Mottishaw's Dead As A Door Nail keeps one person's life in question right up until the end.
Dead As A Doornail is interesting, entertaining, and a good mystery with a little humor in the mix. Who did it? Almost everyone has a motive.
Mottishaw's descriptive writing makes you feel like you are there, watching the story unfold before your very eyes.