Virgil Tibbs

In the Heat of the Night by John Dudley Ball

In the Heat of the Night

Virgil Tibbs #1

John Dudley Ball

185 pages • first pub 1965 (editions)

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The Cool Cottontail by John Dudley Ball

The Cool Cottontail

Virgil Tibbs #2

John Dudley Ball

208 pages • first pub 1966 (editions)

fiction mystery dark mysterious medium-paced
Johnny Get Your Gun by John Dudley Ball

Johnny Get Your Gun

Virgil Tibbs #3

John Dudley Ball

227 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)

fiction mystery young adult emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced
Five Pieces of Jade by John Dudley Ball

Five Pieces of Jade

Virgil Tibbs #4

John Dudley Ball

277 pages • first pub 1972 (editions)

fiction crime mystery dark mysterious medium-paced
The Eyes of Buddha by John Dudley Ball

The Eyes of Buddha

Virgil Tibbs #5

John Dudley Ball

224 pages • first pub 1976 (editions)

fiction mystery informative mysterious reflective fast-paced
Then Came Violence by John Dudley Ball

Then Came Violence

Virgil Tibbs #6

John Dudley Ball

208 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)

fiction mystery dark informative reflective fast-paced