There Shouldn't Be Elves In Hammertown

In the land of Alongrid,a world powered by steam, the war between elves and the rest of civilization has raged on for centuries. But the front lines are a long way from the dwarven city of Hammertown. The city that Private Investigator Sebastion Locke has come to call home.
When Locke's client is killed by questionable means, he finds himself on a head on collision with a secret that plagues the mighty Elven Nation. A secret that could turn the tide of the war,or cost him his very life.

This is one of the stories included in Alongrid Knights, a book of shorts stories set in the Alongrid world.