In Cold Blood : A True Account of a Multiple Murder And Its Consequences

Author: Capote, Truman

True crime

Published on 7 May 2009 by Penguin Books Ltd in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Penguin Magnum Collection' series.

Paperback / softback | 352 pages
129 x 197 x 27 | 264g

Controversial and compelling, In Cold Blood reconstructs the murder in 1959 of a Kansas farmer, his wife and 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.