Sam Wood

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Sam Wood is a small-town police officer who becomes entangled in a racially charged murder investigation in John Ball’s novel "In the Heat of the Night."

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instanceOf fictional character
police officer
appearsIn novel "In the Heat of the Night" NERFINISHED
associatedWithTheme racial tension in the American South
racism
small-town policing
characterOrigin American literature
countryOfFictionalSetting United States of America
surface form: United States
creator John Ball NERFINISHED
fictionalUniverse "In the Heat of the Night" series NERFINISHED
firstAppearance novel "In the Heat of the Night" (1965) NERFINISHED
genreOfWorkAppearedIn crime fiction
mystery fiction
hasColleague Virgil Tibbs NERFINISHED
hasEmployer Wells police department NERFINISHED
involvedIn racially charged murder investigation
languageOfWork English
narrativeRole major character in "In the Heat of the Night"
occupation police officer
workLocation small town of Wells, South Carolina NERFINISHED

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