num_pages: 343
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.
language: English
title: In Cold Blood
titlecomplete: In Cold Blood
characters: Bonnie Clutter, Alvin Dewey, Nancy Clutter, Richard Hickock, Kenyon Clutter, Perry Edward Smith, Herb Clutter
genres: Classics, History, Mystery, School, Thriller, Audiobook, Literature, Crime, Nonfiction, True Crime
ratings_count: 637590
places: Holcomb, Kansas, Kansas, The United States of America
awards: awardedAt: -126201600000
name: Edgar Award
category: Best Fact Crime
publisher: Penguin