In the Heat of the Night (novel)
 In the Heat of the Night is a 1965 novel by John Ball set in the community of Wells South Carolina. The main character is a black police detective named Virgil Tibbs passing through the small town during a time of bigotry and the civil rights movement.The novel is the basis of the 1967 award-winning film of the same name directed by Norman Jewison and starring Sidney Poitier.