In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences (Modern Library)

Capote, Truman

ISBN 10: 067960023X / ISBN 13: 9780679600237

Published by Modern Library (edition Later prt.), 1992

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With dust jacket. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Seller Inventory # 067960023X-7-1-13_29

Bibliographic Details

• Title: In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences (Modern Library)
• Publisher: Modern Library (edition Later prt.)
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 067960023X
• ISBN 13: 9780679600237
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Later prt.
• Condition: Fair
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

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Synopsis

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.

From the Inside Flap

With the publication of this book, Capote permanently ripped through the barrier separating crime reportage from serious literature. As he reconstructs the 1959 murder of a Kansas farm family and the investigation that led to the capture, trial, and execution of the killers, Capote generates suspense and empathy.


From the Trade Paperback edition.