John Ball

In the Heat of the Night

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Penguin Modern Classics
• Verlag: Penguin Books UK / Penguin Classics
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Mai 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 197mm x 128mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 137g
• ISBN-13: 9780241238622
• ISBN-10: 0241238625
• Artikelnr.: 43228088

Autorenporträt

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.

Rezensionen

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