In the Heat of the Night

Author(s): John Ball

Fiction

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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General Fields

  • : 9780241238622
  • : Penguin Books, Limited
  • : Penguin Classics
  • : 0.134
  • : May 2016
  • : 198mm X 129mm X 10mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : July 2016
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : 176
  • : 1
  • : Paperback
  • : John Ball