He worked as a pilot, music critic, newspaper columnist and public relations director before becoming a fiction writer.
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He was active in California nudist society, the setting for his second Virgil Tibbs book, The Case Of The Cool Cottontail.
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
In the Heat of the Night
TV Series based on characters created by - 68 episodes, 1988 - 1994 novel - 26 episodes, 1990 - 1995 characters - 2 episodes, 1995 character - 1 episode, 1994