Publisher's Synopsis
- A 50th Anniversary edition of John Ball's classic crime novel featuring an African-American detective.
- The current state of race relations in America make this just as timely now as it was in the '60s.
- A 1967 film adaptation of the book staring Sidney Poitier won five Oscars, including Best Picture.
- The book is a multiple-award winner, including a Gold Dagger Award winner.
- With an introduction from John Ridley, who wrote the film adaption of 12 Years a Slave (2013).
