# In the Heat of the Night

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- Book: [In the Heat of the Night](https://www.bookquiver.com/john-ball/in-the-heat-of-the-night) ([In the Heat of the Night.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/john-ball/in-the-heat-of-the-night.md))
- Authors: [John Ball](https://www.bookquiver.com/john-ball)
- Publisher: Penguin
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-02-4123-863-9
- Published: 2016-05-05
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: E-book

## Description

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.