John Dudley Ball (1) (1911–1988)
Autor von In der Hitze der Nacht
Andere Autoren mit dem Namen John Dudley Ball findest Du auf der Unterscheidungs-Seite.
Werke von John Dudley Ball
Dragon Hotel 6 Exemplare
Arctic showdown; an Alaskan adventure 2 Exemplare
Spacemaster I 2 Exemplare
Ein Selbstmord kommt selten allein 1 Exemplar
The Man who liked Baseball [short story] 1 Exemplar
Zugehörige Werke
Whitewater | You're Never Too Old to Die | Mark One: The Dummy — Mitwirkender — 1 Exemplar
The Kiwi Target | Deadly Promise | Sherlock Homes and the Thistle of Scotland — Mitwirkender — 1 Exemplar
Getagged
Wissenswertes
- Rechtmäßiger Name
- Ball, John Dudley
- Geburtstag
- 1911-07-08
- Todestag
- 1988-10-15
- Geschlecht
- male
- Nationalität
- USA
- Geburtsort
- Schenectady, New York, USA
- Sterbeort
- Encino, California, USA
- Wohnorte
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
- Ausbildung
- Carroll College
- Berufe
- commercial pilot
Mitglieder
Rezensionen
Listen
Auszeichnungen
Dir gefällt vielleicht auch
Nahestehende Autoren
Statistikseite
- Werke
- 35
- Auch von
- 12
- Mitglieder
- 981
- Beliebtheit
- #26,257
- Bewertung
- 3.9
- Rezensionen
- 27
- ISBNs
- 135
- Sprachen
- 9
The idea of an African-American detective solving a mystery in a racist Southern town is cool. But the book leaves too much on the table. Every interaction in the film is brimming with the subtext of discrimination. It also changes the profession of the murder victim--thereby adding a fantastic dash of class consciousness. And lastly, the sexism is more apparent, both in the murder victim's wife and in the abortion subplot. While some of these are evident in the book, it doesn't go as far as it should.
And, as a book it has a few shortcomings. Virgil isn't as strong as he should be, the interracial buddy duo isn't as cool as it could be, and there's one subplot too many. And most of all, the explanation shouldn't end the book. I'd like to see the hero return having changed.
Still, it deserves kudos for the forward thinking of the premise and a general sense of suspense in the mystery. Marginal recommendation.… (mehr)