John Ball: In the Heat of the Night

Cover: 9780241238622 | In the Heat of the Night | John Ball | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2016

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Beschreibung

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.

Über den Autor

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.

Erscheinungsjahr:	2016
Genre:	Krimis & Thriller
Rubrik:	Belletristik
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9780241238622
ISBN-10:	0241238625
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Ball, John
Hersteller:	Penguin Books Ltd
Maße:	197 x 128 x 20 mm
Von/Mit:	John Ball
Erscheinungsdatum:	05.05.2016
Gewicht:	0,135 kg

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