Charlie Salter Books in Order

Toronto inspector Charlie Salter investigates a professor's murder at a Montreal conference. A glass marked with lipstick and a whisky bottle used as a weapon offer sparse clues to the victim's hidden personal life.

An intentionally set fire kills secondhand dealer Cyril Drecker, drawing Charlie Salter into an arson investigation. The victim's dishonest dealings generate plenty of suspects, while missing people and Japanese woodcuts complicate the search for a motive.

Charlie Salter and his wife Annie travel to England expecting a relaxing holiday. When their landlord is found dead, the Toronto inspector's vacation becomes an investigation into secrets concealed beneath the comforts of their lodging.

Charlie's Christmas preparations are disrupted when his ex-wife demands attention to an unsolved murder. Investigating a separated woman's fatal encounter through a personal advertisement draws him into a lonely world of concealed resentments and casual relationships.

Vacationing on Prince Edward Island, Charlie Salter helps investigate a murdered historian. A missing historical seal, his wealthy father-in-law's proposed purchase, and another suspicious death make the island's apparently quiet life increasingly difficult to navigate.

During preparations for a royal visit, Charlie Salter investigates threats against Toronto merchants. A subsequent bombing kills a shopkeeper's estranged husband, turning a possible commercial dispute into a murder case that tests his professional pride.

Charlie Salter and Mel Pickett investigate the murder of massage therapist Linda Thomas, whose clients include influential officials. Secretive suspects obstruct their inquiries while Charlie's worries about his marriage add pressure to an already delicate assignment.

Charlie Salter oversees security on a Toronto film set plagued by costly sabotage. When the scriptwriter is murdered, the production's rivalries and tangled relationships become possible motives for someone determined to destroy the project.

Actor Alec Hunter's murder at a shabby Toronto motel initially suggests a gambling-related mob killing. Charlie Salter investigates disputed assumptions, an unidentified visitor, and blackmail while an encounter from his own past unsettles his concentration.

A newly selected college dean is found murdered, apparently during a burglary. Anonymous warnings lead Charlie Salter toward academic rivalries and blackmail, even as his father's serious illness makes the investigation a deeply difficult personal period.

Approaching retirement and confined to desk work, Charlie Salter receives a lawyer's puzzling murder case. A missing woman and pressure from the victim's politically influential sister offer him a chance to prove his investigative worth.