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The Night the Gods Smiled

by Eric Wright · 1983

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Inspector Charlie Salter of the Toronto Police Department investigates the murder of a college professor.

Genre
mysterymysteryMore like thisLess of thispolice proceduralpolice proceduralMore like thisLess of this
Themes
murdermurderMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1980s1980sMore like thisLess of thisCanadaCanadaMore like thisLess of thisOntarioOntarioMore like thisLess of thisTorontoTorontoMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 181 pages

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