Virgil Tibbs

Virgil Tibbs is a series of novels and short stories written by John Ball, featuring the the African-American police detective Virgil Tibbs. • In the Heat of the Night (1965) • The Cool Cottontail (1966) • Johnny Get Your Gun (1969) - Republished as Death for a Playmate (1972) • Five Pieces of Jade (1972) • The Eyes of the Buddha (1976) • Then Came Violence (1980) • Singapore (1986) Short stories: • "One for Virgil Tibbs" (published in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, February 1976) • "Virgil Tibbs and the Cocktail Napkin" (published in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, April 1977) • "Virgil Tibbs and the Fallen Body" (published in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, September 1978) • "Good Evening Mr. Tibbs" (published in Murder California Style, 1987)