Order of Charlie Salter Books
Charlie Salter serves as the central character in Eric Wright's acclaimed mystery series, featuring a Metropolitan Toronto police inspector navigating cases during his middle-aged years. This Canadian detective fiction series spans a decade of publication, launching in 1983 with The Night the Gods Smiled and reaching its conclusion ten books later with Death by Degrees in 1993.
Wright crafted his Charlie Salter novels in chronological sequence, making them easy to follow in publication order. Readers should note that one title in the series, A Single Death, was also released under the alternative title The Man Who Changed His Name.
| # | Title | Year | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Night the Gods Smiled | 1983 | |
| 2 |  Smoke Detector | 1984 | |
| 3 |  Death in the Old Country | 1985 | |
| 4 |  A Single Death / The Man Who Changed His Name | 1986 | |
| 5 |  A Body Surrounded by Water | 1987 | |
| 6 |  A Question of Murder | 1988 | |
| 7 |  A Sensitive Case | 1990 | |
| 8 |  Final Cut | 1991 | |
| 9 |  A Fine Italian Hand | 1992 | |
| 10 |  Death by Degrees | 1993 | |
| 11 |  The Last Hand | 2001 |