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A 50th-anniversary edition of the pioneering novel featuring African American police detective Virgil Tibbs§§"They call me Mr. Tibbs" was the line immortalized by Sidney Poitier in the 1967 Oscar-winning movie adaptation. Now fans of classic crime can rediscover this suspense-filled novel whose hero paved the way for James Patterson's Alex Cross, George Pelecanos's Derek Strange, and other African American detectives.§§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 a skilled homicide detective, passing through racially tense Wells, South Carolina, on his way back to California. Even more surprising, Wells's new police chief recruits Tibbs to help with the investigation. But Tibbs's presence in town rubs some of the locals the wrong way, and it won't be long before the martial arts-trained detective has to fight not just for justice, but also for his own safety.

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Book category Books in English Fiction & related items Crime & mystery

• Full title: In The Heat Of The Night
• Subtitle: The Original Virgil Tibbs Novel
• Author: John Ball
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 162
• EAN: 9780143107743
• ISBN: 0143107747
• ID: 09272854
• Publisher: Penguin US
• Weight: 168 g
• Dimensions: 197 × 127 × 14 mm
• Date of publishing: 17. December 2015

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