"Ball, John"@en . "Novelist, critic" . . . . "John Dudley Ball (July 8, 1911 \u2013 October 15, 1988), writing as John Ball, was an American writer best known for mystery novels involving the African-American police detective Virgil Tibbs."@en . "1911Z"^^ . "Ball, John Dudley (full name)"@en . . . "1988Z"^^ . . "1911-07-08Z"^^ . "1988-10-15Z"^^ .