Dion Graham's narration of the Virgil Tibbs mystery series continues to evoke the tenor of the 1960-70s in which John Ball wrote—while ensuring that the hero and the multiethnic supporting cast receive respectfully accurate voicing. In this outing, that commitment requires Graham to create and sustain a wide range of characters: black street thugs, an African president's wife and small children, a rape victim in court, decadent white manipulators, and a man who has received a serious mouth injury. Graham is convincing as each, as well as continuing to maintain Tibbs himself as the introspective and brave detective we have come to admire. There’s no need to listen to the audiobook series in order, but to hear one is to send listeners in search of the other six. F.M.R.G. © AudioFile 2017, Portland, Maine
Virgil Tibbs, the cool, highly-competent black detective of the Pasadena Police Department, returns one day to his bachelor apartment to find that it has been expertly stripped to the bare walls-not a thing remains to show that he has ever lived there. At headquarters he is given a cryptic note from Police Chief McGowan, sending him to a certain address in the better section of Pasadena. When he arrives he finds his possessions carefully installed in a fine new home. But that's not all. The door is opened by a very attractive young woman who informs him that she is Mrs. Virgil Tibbs. He has never seen her before, and he certainly isn't responsible for the two children who greet him as their father.
Meanwhile, a brutal holdup is followed by an execution-type hanging of one of the bandits. More violence follows, and Pasadena's ace homicide investigator is tested to the limits by a double assignment calling for every bit of his tact, skill, and discipline.
Virgil Tibbs, the cool, highly-competent black detective of the Pasadena Police Department, returns one day to his bachelor apartment to find that it has been expertly stripped to the bare walls-not a thing remains to show that he has ever lived there. At headquarters he is given a cryptic note from Police Chief McGowan, sending him to a certain address in the better section of Pasadena. When he arrives he finds his possessions carefully installed in a fine new home. But that's not all. The door is opened by a very attractive young woman who informs him that she is Mrs. Virgil Tibbs. He has never seen her before, and he certainly isn't responsible for the two children who greet him as their father.
Meanwhile, a brutal holdup is followed by an execution-type hanging of one of the bandits. More violence follows, and Pasadena's ace homicide investigator is tested to the limits by a double assignment calling for every bit of his tact, skill, and discipline.
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| BN ID: | 2940169615791 |
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| Publisher: | Brilliance Audio |
| Publication date: | 09/15/2015 |
| Series: | Virgil Tibbs Series , #6 |
| Edition description: | Unabridged |
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