num_pages: 176
description: The third novel in the acclaimed Virgil Tibbs mystery series When a nine-year-old boy shoots an older child, a race war is ignited between militant blacks and racist whites of 1960s Pasadena. Follow black homicide detective Virgil Tibbs as he investigates the scene of the conflict involving riots, brutalities, a chase through Disneyland, and a heartwarming—and heartbreaking—scene that takes place in the baseball stadium of the former Los Angeles Angels. Here you will find childhood gone awry, racism that ought to shock but in context does not (we know it too well), and political conflicts that add fuel to the fire.
language: English
title: Johnny Get Your Gun
titlecomplete: Johnny Get Your Gun
genres: Fiction, Historical, Mystery, Mystery Thriller, Young Adult, Adult Fiction, Realistic Fiction, Historical Fiction, Audiobook, African American
ratings_count: 297
series: Virgil Tibbs
publisher: Hamlyn