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In the Heat of the Night

English

By (author): John Ball

A 50th anniversary edition of the classic crime novel that inspired the Oscar-winning film starring Sidney Poitier.

'They call me Mr Tibbs!'

A small southern town in the 1960s. A musician found dead on the highway. It's no surprise when white detectives arrest a black man for the murder. What is a surprise is that the black man - Virgil Tibbs - is himself a skilled homicide detective from California, whom inexperienced Chief Gillespie reluctantly recruits to help with the case. Faced with mounting local hostility and a police force that seems determined to see him fail, it isn't long before Tibbs - trained in karate and aikido - will have to fight not just for justice, but also for his own safety.

The inspiration for the Academy Award-winning film starring Sidney Poitier, this iconic crime novel is a psychologically astute examination of racial prejudice, an atmospheric depiction of the American South in the sixties, and a brilliant, suspense-filled read set in the sultry heat of the night.

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Product Details
  • Weight: 135g
  • Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
  • Publication Date: 05 May 2016
  • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9780241238622

About John Ball

John Ball (1911-1988) was born in Schenectady New York and grew up in Milwaukee Wisconsin. A part-time police officer in Los Angeles for a time he wrote more than thirty novels including mysteries war novels and adventure stories; his Virgil Tibbs series remains his best-known work. Despite considerable pressure from his editor Ball insisted on making Tibbs a black man garnering him praise for progressive thinking and a keen understanding of racial prejudice.

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