In Cold Blood
Paperback – Bargain Price, February 1, 1994
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group · Paperback · February 1, 1994
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The most famous true crime novel of all time "chills the blood and exercises the intelligence" (The New York Review of Books)—and haunted its author long after he finished writing it.
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- Who it’s for
- A taut, literary true-crime read with Capote’s cool, exacting voice.
- Themes
- true crime, American violence, justice
- Pacing
- Steady
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The most famous true crime novel of all time "chills the blood and exercises the intelligence" (The New York Review of Books)—and haunted its author long after he finished writing it. On November 15, 1959, in the small town of Holcomb, Kansas, four members of the Clutter family were savagely murdered by blasts from a shotgun held a few inches from their faces. There was no apparent motive for the crime, and there were almost no clues.
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In one of the first non-fiction novels ever written, Truman Capote reconstructs the murder and the investigation that led to the capture, trial, and execution of the killers, generating both mesmerizing suspense and astonishing empathy. In Cold Blood is a work that transcends its moment, yielding poignant insights into the nature of American violence.
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A taut, literary true-crime read with Capote’s cool, exacting voice.
Come here for
- Capote’s precise, unsentimental grip
- True-crime gravity, told with narrative poise
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- A sustained, immersive pull
- Hard-boiled texture with a measured pace
Where it sits
| Murder & Homicide | 81% |
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Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Midwest History
- Criminology
- Murder & Homicide
- Authors
- Truman Capote
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Published
- February 1, 1994
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- true crime · American violence · justice
- Reading lane
- Midwest History