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Als in Wells, einer Kleinstadt in den Südstaaten der USA, während einer schwülen Sommernacht ein Mann tot aufgefunden wird, verdächtigt die Polizisten vor Ort sofort Virgil Tibbs, einen schwarzen Durchreisenden. Verärgert müssen sie jedoch feststellen, das Tipps als Polizist in Kalifornien bei einer Mordkommission arbeitet. Der örtliche Polizeichef kommt bei der Ermittlung nicht weiter und ist bald widerwillig bereit, Tibbs Hilfe in Anspruch zu nehmen. John Balls Roman ist nicht nur ein spannender Krimi, er ist gleichermaßen Milieustudie und kritisches Drama über den rückständigen Süden der USA mit seinem alltägichen Rassismus. Ein Krimiklassiker, ausgezeichnet in der Verfilmung mit fünf "Oskars" sowie drei Golden Globe Awards.
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.
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