John Dudley Ball

John Dudley Ball Jr. was an American writer best known for mystery novels involving the African-American police detective Virgil Tibbs. Tibbs was introduced in the 1965 novel In the Heat of the Night, which won the Edgar Award for Best First Novel from the Mystery Writers of America and was made into an Oscar-winning film of the same name, starring Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger.

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Spacemaster 1

Spacemaster 1

2013

Singapore

Singapore

1986

Then Came Violence

Then Came Violence

1980

Phase Three Alert

Phase Three Alert

1977

The Eyes of Buddha

The Eyes of Buddha

1976

Five Pieces of Jade

Five Pieces of Jade

1972

Last plane out;: A novel

Last plane out;: A novel

1970

Johnny Get Your Gun

Johnny Get Your Gun

1969

Arctic Showdown: An Alaskan Adventure

Arctic Showdown: An Alaskan Adventure

1966

The Cool Cottontail

The Cool Cottontail

1966

Rescue Mission

Rescue Mission

1966

In the Heat of the Night: The Original Virgil Tibbs Novel

In the Heat of the Night: The Original Virgil Tibbs Novel

1965