This is one of the greatest non-fiction novels from one of America's most talented writers. Agent Al Dewey, of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, has a crime to solve. A horrific crime - the cool slaughter of an entire family of God-fearing farming folk. Blood and hair all over the walls, and only a few dollars missing. All Agent Dewey has are two footprints, four dead bodies and a whole lots of questions, none with easy answers. Truman Capote's brilliant reconstruction of the events and consequences of the murderous ...
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This is one of the greatest non-fiction novels from one of America's most talented writers. Agent Al Dewey, of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, has a crime to solve. A horrific crime - the cool slaughter of an entire family of God-fearing farming folk. Blood and hair all over the walls, and only a few dollars missing. All Agent Dewey has are two footprints, four dead bodies and a whole lots of questions, none with easy answers. Truman Capote's brilliant reconstruction of the events and consequences of the murderous November night in 1959 is a superb and gripping mix of journalistic skill and sheer imaginative power.
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Like much of Capote's writing, In Cold Blood is dense,muti-dimensional....read
this reportage-fiction through. In awhile, or,a few years later, when you are older,
read the book again.You'll be surprised at all the nuance you missed in your first reading..and how the entire saga impacts you, again.
Fosdick
Jun 28, 2012
genius
Among the best, most intriguing and maybe most frightening books of its time. It is especially worthwhile if the reader understands the serious challenges and ultimate transformations of both the author himself and of the genre he created. Not your average true crime crap.
HesterPrine08
Nov 3, 2008
Bloody dull
As a fan of true crime books I was eager to read this one. Always curious about murders and the stories behind them I had high hopes for this. Not only did Capote forge a bond with the murderers but he was a respected author. I was hoping for a gripping story instead of the typical trashy pulp that most true crime stories are. Instead what I got was a dull story that left me so uninterested and unconnected to the men who committed the crimes and the victims I could only read this halfway. I gave it my best but gave up. Still so much tragedy and for what? Capote does dig deep into the convicted men's backgrounds for some sympathy but I just had none to give. I know that others out there will love this, this just wasn't the book for me.
Maggy
Oct 21, 2007
Beautiful!!
In a generation of CSI and Law and Order, we don't often appreciate how hard it was for the general public to get information about murder cases in the early part of the twentieth century. The first non-fiction novel, In Cold Blood tells the story of two killers and their well-liked victims. This book reads like a novel, but is, in fact, purely non-fiction (Truman Capote had a ninety-seven percent conversation recall). This book changed my opinion of the death penalty; it really challenges your views, and makes you wonder how we can identify criminals versus victims of a mental disorder or bad circumstance.
truceleader
May 13, 2007
Well written by Capote!!Order it from Alibris.com
Almost everyone knows the story, but Truman Capote is a master at getting all the details from the criminals and the background of the victims. It is spelbounding and hard to put down. The book is better than the movie. Alibris can get it for you pronto at low cost!
