The Night The Gods Smiled

Description for THE NIGHT THE GODS SMILED by Eric Wright:

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.

My copy does not look like the picture. My copy has little creasing and no pieces missing on cover.