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In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences. Truman Capote (Penguin Essentials)
Truman Capote
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Description for In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences. Truman Capote (Penguin Essentials)
Paperback. On 15 November 1959, the small town of Holcomb, Kansas, a wealthy farmer, his wife and their two young children were found brutally murdered. Blood all over the walls, the telephone lines cut, and only a few dollars stolen. Heading up the investigation is Agent Al Dewey, but all he has are two footprints, four bodies, and a whole lot of questions. Series: Penguin Essentials. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNK; 3JJPG; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 179 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 198.
Considered by many to be the first work of the true crime genre, this ground-breaking book reconstructs the murder of the Clutter family from information provided by newspaper articles and interviews.
'Dick became convinced that Perry was that rarity, "a natural killer" - absolutely sane, but conscienceless, and capable of dealing, with or without motive, the coldest-blooded deathblows'
On 15 November 1959, the small town of Holcomb, Kansas, a wealthy farmer, his wife and their two young children were found brutally murdered. Blood all over the walls, the telephone lines cut, and only a few dollars stolen. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Series
Penguin Essentials
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780241956830
SKU
V9780241956830
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About Truman Capote
Truman Capote was born in New Orleans in 1925. By the age of fourteen he had already started writing short stories, some of which were published. After leaving school at fifteen he worked for the New Yorker, his first - and last - regular job. Following this Capote spent two years on a Louisiana farm where he wrote Other Voices, ... Read more
Reviews for In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences. Truman Capote (Penguin Essentials)
One of the stupendous books of the decade
Sunday Express
The American dream turning into the American nightmare . . . a remarkable book
Spectator
Sunday Express
The American dream turning into the American nightmare . . . a remarkable book
Spectator