num_pages: 182
description: It is a puzzling case inspector Charlie Salter of the Metropolitan Toronto police is assigned to solve. Professor David Summers has been found in his Montréal hotel room while attending a conference. The only tangible clues are a lipstick-marked glass and whisky bottle - used to crush David's skull. Clues so banal they present a challenge in themselves.
language: English
title: The Night the Gods Smiled
titlecomplete: The Night the Gods Smiled (Charlie Salter, #1)
genres: Canada, Mystery
ratings_count: 74
places: Toronto, Ontario, Montreal, Quebec (Montréal, Québec)
series: Charlie Salter
awards: awardedAt: 441792000000
name: Arthur Ellis Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 410256000000
name: CWA New Blood Dagger, awardedAt: 441792000000
name: Toronto Book Award
publisher: Collins Crime