In the Heat of the Night
$24.14
- Paperback
176 pages
- Release Date
18 July 2016
Summary
A fiftieth anniversary edition of the classic crime novel that inspired the Oscar-winning film starring Sidney Poitier
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 ho…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241238622 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0241238625 |
| Author: | John Ball |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 18 July 2016 |
| Weight: | 136g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 10mm |
| Series: | Penguin Modern Classics |
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Critics Review
Penguin has picked the perfect time to re-issue John Ball’s brilliant debut story … This is a psychologically astute examination of racial prejudice, an atmospheric depiction of the times and a brilliant, suspense-filled read … If you haven’t read it, do so * Crime Review *
Compelling * The Times Literary Supplement *
About The Author
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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