Author

John Ball

born 8 July 1911 71 known books newest first

The son of a scientist, John Dudley Ball was born in Schenectady, New York, and grew up in Milwaukee. He attended Carroll College in Wisconsin. He subsequently worked as a science staff writer on Fortune, a music critic and feature writer for the Brooklyn Eagle, a daily columnist on the New York World-Telegram & Sun, a broadcaster for a Washington radio station, and a Director of Public Relations for the Institute of Aerospace Sciences. His *In the Heat of the Night* was awarded a Mystery Writers of America "Edgar" for the Best First Mystery Novel of the Year, and since had been followed by *The Cool Cottontail*, also featuring his African-American detective, Virgil Tibbs. Mr. Ball also authored a number of notable young adult books.

Books

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71 books
Then Came Violence

Then Came Violence

1988
Police Chief

Police Chief

1985
In the Heat of the Night

In the Heat of the Night

1981
The cool cottontail

The cool cottontail

1979
Five pieces of jade

Five pieces of jade

1978
Operation Space

Operation Space

1960
Ananda--where yoga lives

Ananda--where yoga lives

Year unknown
An Exchange of Eagles / Beauty Sleep / Police Chief

An Exchange of Eagles / Beauty Sleep / Police Chief

Year unknown Owen Sela, Hildegarde Dolson, and John Ball
Arctic showdown

Arctic showdown

Year unknown
Chief Tallon and the S.O.R

Chief Tallon and the S.O.R

Year unknown
Cop cade

Cop cade

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Cops and robbers

Cops and robbers

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Cops and robbers

Cops and robbers

Year unknown John Ball, Lewis Chester, and Roy Perrott
Das Jadezimmer.

Das Jadezimmer.

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Death for a Playmate (A Virgil Ti...

Death for a Playmate (A Virgil Tibbs Mystery Novel)

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Dragon Hotel

Dragon Hotel

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Dushnoĭ nochʹ︠i︡u v Karoline

Dushnoĭ nochʹ︠i︡u v Karoline

Year unknown
Edwards: Flight Test Center of the U. S. A. F

Edwards: Flight Test Center of the U. S. A. F

Year unknown
Five pieces of jade

Five pieces of jade

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Five pieces of jade

Five pieces of jade

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Five pieces of jade

Five pieces of jade

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Five Pieces of Jade

Five Pieces of Jade

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In the heat of the night

In the heat of the night

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In the heat of the night

In the heat of the night

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Johnny get your gun

Johnny get your gun

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Johnny get your gun

Johnny get your gun

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Johnny get your gun

Johnny get your gun

Year unknown
Judo boy

Judo boy

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Judo boy

Judo boy

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Last plane out

Last plane out

Year unknown
Last plane out

Last plane out

Year unknown
Mark one: the dummy

Mark one: the dummy

Year unknown
Miss One Thousand Spring Blossoms

Miss One Thousand Spring Blossoms

Year unknown
Miss One Thousand Spring Blossoms

Miss One Thousand Spring Blossoms

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Miss One Thousand Spring Blossoms

Miss One Thousand Spring Blossoms

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Murder California style

Murder California style

Year unknown Jon L. Breen and John Ball
Operation Springboard

Operation Springboard

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Phase three alert

Phase three alert

Year unknown
Police chief

Police chief

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Police chief

Police chief

Year unknown
Records for pleasure

Records for pleasure

Year unknown
Rescue mission

Rescue mission

Year unknown
Singapore

Singapore

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Spacemaster I

Spacemaster I

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The cool cottontail

The cool cottontail

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The cool cottontail

The cool cottontail

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The Detective Story

The Detective Story

Year unknown Saul Schwartz, Edgar Allan Poe, Arthur Conan Doyle, Ellery Queen, Jacques Futrelle, Gilbert Keith Chesterton, Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, William Brittain, Mary Roberts Rinehart, Stuart Palmer, James Yaffe, John Ball, Rex Stout, Hugh Pentecost, Bret Harte, and Schwartz, Saul.
The Ethnic Detectives

The Ethnic Detectives

Year unknown Bill Pronzini, Martin H. Greenberg, Manly Wade Wellman, Eric Ambler, Raoul Whitfield, James Yaffe, H. R. F. Keating, Georges Simenon, Robert Somerlott, Ryerson Johnson, Janwillem van de Wetering, John Ball, Edward D. Hoch, Hayford Peirce, Tony Hillerman, Josh Pachter, Marcia Muller, and Evan Hunter
The eyes of Buddha

The eyes of Buddha

Year unknown
The eyes of Buddha

The eyes of Buddha

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The Eyes of the Buddha

The Eyes of the Buddha

Year unknown
The first team

The first team

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The First Team

The First Team

Year unknown
The fourteenth point

The fourteenth point

Year unknown
The fourteenth point

The fourteenth point

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The killing in the market

The killing in the market

Year unknown
The killing in the market

The killing in the market

Year unknown
The kiwi target

The kiwi target

Year unknown
The murder children

The murder children

Year unknown
The Mystery story

The Mystery story

Year unknown
The Mystery story

The Mystery story

Year unknown John Ball and Robert E. Briney
The Mystery Story

The Mystery Story

Year unknown John Ball and Robert E. Briney
Then came violence

Then came violence

Year unknown
Then came violence

Then came violence

Year unknown
Then Came Violence (Ulverscroft Mystery)

Then Came Violence (Ulverscroft Mystery)

Year unknown
The phonograph record industry

The phonograph record industry

Year unknown
The Van

The Van

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The winds of Mitamura

The winds of Mitamura

Year unknown
Trouble for Tallon

Trouble for Tallon

Year unknown
Trouble for Tallon

Trouble for Tallon

Year unknown
Trouble for Tallon

Trouble for Tallon

Year unknown

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