description: It is a particularly puzzling murder case that Inspector Charlie Salter of the Metropolitan Toronto Police is assigned to Professor David Summers has been found dead in his Montreal hotel room while attending a conference. The only tangible clues are a lipstick-marked glass and the whisky bottle that was used to crush Summer’s skull - clues so banal that they present a challenge in themselves. This is #1 in Inspector Charlie Salter Series.
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: Signet