Mr. Moto

Mr. Moto, fictional Japanese detective and secret agent created by American novelist J.P. Marquand in No Hero (1935). Mr. Moto also was the leading character in five later Marquand mysteries. An aristocratic, well-educated secret agent, Mr. Moto speaks English and many other languages fluently and is an excellent marksman. He is short, thin, well dressed, and well groomed, with a gold tooth. He is also an astute judge of character and recognizes and respects in...