In the Heat of the Night (novel)

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"In the Heat of the Night" is a 1965 crime novel by John Ball that introduces Black police detective Virgil Tibbs as he investigates a racially charged murder in a small Southern town.

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instanceOf crime novel
debut novel
novel
adaptationType film adaptation
adaptedInto In the Heat of the Night (1967 film)
author John Ball
award Edgar Award for Best First Novel
linked to: Edgar Award
awardYear 1966
character Bill Gillespie
Sam Wood
Virgil Tibbs
countryOfOrigin United States
detectiveType police detective
featuresBlackProtagonist Virgil Tibbs
genre crime fiction
mystery fiction
police procedural
hasSequel Johnny Get Your Gun
linked to: Johnny Got His Gun

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hasTheme corruption
justice
professional integrity
social inequality
investigationTarget murder of a prominent outsider
literaryPeriod 20th-century American literature
mainCharacter Virgil Tibbs
mediaType print
narrativeFocus interracial cooperation in law enforcement
narrativePerspective third-person narration
notableFor introducing the character Virgil Tibbs
originalLanguage English
positionInSeries 1
protagonist Virgil Tibbs
publicationYear 1965
publisher Lippincott
series Virgil Tibbs series
linked to: Virgil Tibbs
settingCountry United States
settingLocation fictional town of Wells, South Carolina
settingRegion American South
subject civil rights era tensions
murder investigation
racial prejudice
racism
small-town politics
timePeriod 1960s

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In the Heat of the Night basedOn In the Heat of the Night (novel)
WGN America notableSyndicatedProgram In the Heat of the Night
linked to: In the Heat of the Night (novel)
John Ball notableWork In the Heat of the Night
linked to: In the Heat of the Night (novel)
They Call Me Mister Tibbs! basedOnCharacterFrom In the Heat of the Night
linked to: In the Heat of the Night (novel)
The Organization concludesTrilogyThatBeganWith In the Heat of the Night
subject linked to: The Organization (film)
linked to: In the Heat of the Night (novel)
The Organization basedOnCharacterCreatedIn In the Heat of the Night
subject linked to: The Organization (film)
linked to: In the Heat of the Night (novel)
Bill Gillespie fictionalUniverse In the Heat of the Night
linked to: In the Heat of the Night (novel)
Bill Gillespie notableWork In the Heat of the Night
linked to: In the Heat of the Night (novel)
Virgil Tibbs firstAppearance In the Heat of the Night (novel)
Virgil Tibbs adaptedFrom In the Heat of the Night (novel)
Scott Wilson notableWork In the Heat of the Night
linked to: In the Heat of the Night (novel)