In The Heat Of The Night: The Original Virgil Tibbs Novel (Penguin Classics) Book Information:

Mr. Tibbs was the line immortalized by Sidney Poitier in the 1967 Oscar-winning movie adaptation of In the Heat of the Night, which won the Edgar Award for Best First Novel and the Crime Writers Association Gold Dagger Award and was named one of the 100 Favorite Mysteries of the 20th Century by the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association. Now fans of classic crime can rediscover this suspense-filled novel whose hero paved the way for James Pattersons Alex Cross, George Pelecanoss Derek Strange and other African American detectivesA small southern town in the 1960s. A musician found dead on the highway. Its no surprise when white detectives arrest a black man for the murder. What is a surprise is that the black manVirgil Tibbsis a skilled homicide detective, passing through racially tense Wells, South Carolina, on his way back to California. Even more surprising, Wellss new police chief recruits Tibbs to help with the investigation. But Tibbss presence in town rubs some of the locals the wrong way and it wont be long before the martial artstrained detective has to fight not just for justice but also for his own safety.

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