IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT

by John Ball

$500 · Offered by Captain Ahab's Rare Books

First edition

New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1965. First Edition. First novel featuring Ball's African American homicide detective Virgil Tibbs, who finds himself immersed in racial conflict after a murder takes place in a small Southern town. Winner of the Edgar Award for Best First Novel in 1966, and basis for Norman Jewison's Oscar-winning film adaptation, starring Rod Steiger and Sidney Poitier. Hubin, p.21; Pronzini &

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