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. As Truman Capote reconstructs the murder and the investigation that led to the capture, trial, and execution of the killers, he generates both mesmerizing suspense and astonishing empathy. In Cold Blood is a work that transcends its moment, yielding poignant insights into ...
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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. As Truman Capote reconstructs the murder and the investigation that led to the capture, trial, and execution of the killers, he generates 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. From the Trade Paperback edition.
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Add this copy of In Cold Blood to cart. $43.50, very good condition, Sold by DBookmahn's Used & Rare Books rated 2.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Burke, VA, UNITED STATES, published 1965 by Random House, Incorporated.
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Very Good. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 343 pp. Early printing but not stated as first. Red cloth with author's initials in gold gilt on front cover. Gold gilt printing on spine. He attempts to create a new literary form--the non-fiction novel. The book describes the gruesome murder of a family in Kansas along with the 2 men who were hanged for the crime. Made into a 1967 film by Richard Brooks that cast Robert Blake and Scott Wilson as the murderers Perry Smith and Eugene Hickock.
Add this copy of In Cold Blood to cart. $54.96, fair condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Baltimore rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Halethorpe, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1966 by Random House (NY).
Add this copy of In Cold Blood to cart. $114.54, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hialeah, FL, UNITED STATES, published 1966 by Random House.
Chilling insight into the psyche of two brutal killers by an author who was obsessed (some say in love) with one of the men. A terrifying, gripping read...
william r
Apr 12, 2012
wonderful
You have to be able to transport emotionally and be into the mind of not only the writer but the people in the book. I could do this better with a first edition book, and the seller met and exceeded all my expectations with this copy.
jane33
Jun 18, 2007
riveting read
Although I read this book several years ago, I located it through Alibris and reread it. It was truly one of those books I could not put down. It was not a 'gorefest' - but a fast-moving, gripping story. I could easily picture the participants and locales of all involved. Truman Capote writes this particular book with a southern folksy yet sophisticated choice of words. I'll read this again in the future, and recommend it to anyone who enjoys a compelling real life tale.
