num_pages: 336
description: Controversial and compelling, In Cold Blood reconstructs the murder in 1959 of a Kansas farmer, his wife and both their children. Truman Capote's comprehensive study of the killings and subsequent investigation explores the circumstances surrounding this terrible crime and the effect it had on those involved. At the centre of his study are the amoral young killers Perry Smith and Dick Hickcock, who, vividly drawn by Capote, are shown to be reprehensible yet entirely and frighteningly human. The book that made Capote's name, In Cold Blood is a seminal work of modern prose, a remarkable synthesis of journalistic skill and powerfully evocative narrative.An alternate cover of this ISBN can be found here.
language: English
title: In Cold Blood
titlecomplete: In Cold Blood
characters: Bonnie Clutter, Kenyon Clutter, Alvin Dewey, Richard Hickock, Perry Edward Smith, Herb Clutter, Nancy Clutter
genres: Audiobook, Thriller, School, Crime, Literature, Classics, Mystery, Nonfiction, True Crime, History
ratings_count: 637503
places: The United States of America, Holcomb, Kansas, Kansas
awards: awardedAt: -126201600000
name: Edgar Award
category: Best Fact Crime
publisher: Penguin Classics