Considered by many to be the first work of the true crime genre, this ground-breaking book reconstructs the murder of the Clutter family from information provided by newspaper articles and interviews.
'Dick became convinced that Perry was that rarity, "a natural killer" - absolutely sane, but conscienceless, and capable of dealing, with or without motive, the coldest-blooded deathblows'
On 15 November 1959, the small town of Holcomb, Kansas, a wealthy farmer, his wife and their two young children were found brutally murdered. Blood all over the walls, the telephone lines cut, and only a few dollars stolen. Heading up the investigation is Agent Al Dewey, but all he has are two footprints, four bodies, and a whole lot of questions.
Truman Capote's detailed reconstruction of the events and consequences of that fateful night, In Cold Blood is a chilling, gripping mix of journalistic skill and imaginative power.
'The American dream turning into the American nightmare. A remarkable book' Spectator
'One of the most stupendous books of the decade' Sunday Express
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN: 9780241956830
Number of pages: 352
Weight: 198 g
Dimensions: 180 x 110 x 21 mm
One of the stupendous books of the decade - Sunday Express
The American dream turning into the American nightmare . . . a remarkable book - Spectator
Written about the Clutter family murders in Holcomb, Kansas in 1959, the journey of the murderers from the crime scene to death row paralleled with the police investigation. But this book plays with your conscience... More
This is an impartial, true life story, about the cold blooded murder of a rural farming family in Kansas.
The Clutter family lived a hard, but uncomplicated, life, and were well respected in the community, and as far...
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In my opinion, the best true crime book ever written. Though officially a 'non-fiction novel', Truman Capote undertook extensive research and spent many hours with the killers before writing the book to... More
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