The Night the Gods Smiled

It is a particularly puzzling murder case that Inspector Charlie Salter of the Metropolitan Toronto Police is assigned to solve: 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.