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It's the 1960s. A hot August night lies heavy over the Carolinas. The corpseâlegs sprawled, stomach down on the concrete pavement, arms above the headâbrings the patrol car to a halt. The local police pick up a black stranger named Virgil Tibbs, only to discover that their most likely suspect is a homicide detective from Californiaâand the racially tense community's single hope in solving a brutal murder that turns up no witnesses, no motives, and no clues.
About: A 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 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 isnt 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 Awardwinning 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 suspensefilled read set in the sultry heat of the night
About: Virgil Tibbs, an African-American homicide detective from California, arrives in a 1960s Southern town to conduct an unpopular investigation into a local murder, after being picked up by the local police as the prime suspect in the crime.
About: Virgil Tibbs, a Black detective, arrives in a Southern town to conduct an unpopular investigation of a local murder
About: It's the 1960s.
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