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Virgil Tibbs, a Black detective, arrives in a Southern town to conduct an unpopular investigation of a local murder
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About the Author
John Ball was an American writer best known for mystery novels involving the African-American police detective Virgil Tibbs. Tibbs was introduced in the 1965 novel In the Heat of the Night, which won the Edgar Award for Best First Novel from the Mystery Writers of America and was made into an Oscar-winning film of the same name.
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“A landmark among expressions of racial justice that retains its power today . . . A resonant take on southern justice . . . that has had more lasting impact than works many times its size.” —John Ridley, from the Foreword
“[Virgil Tibbs is] a remarkable individual who may well end up in the great detective category.” —The New York Times
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- PublisherCarroll & Graf Pub
- Publication date1992
- ISBN 10 0881848875
- ISBN 13 9780881848878
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages185
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