John Ball

In the Heat of the Night

Sprecher: Graham, Dion

• MP3-CD

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Brilliance Audio
• Gesamtlaufzeit: 360 Min.
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Dezember 2015
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781511361446
• Artikelnr.: 43863156

Autorenporträt

John Ball (1911–1988) wrote more than thirty novels across numerous genres; his Virgil Tibbs series remains his best-known work. Born in Schenectady, New York, he grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and worked briefly as a part-time police officer in Los Angeles. John Ridley (foreword) is an award-winning screenwriter, film director, and novelist. The creator of the acclaimed television series American Crime, he won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for 12 Years a Slave.

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