In Cold Blood
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Description
🔍 Dive deep into the true crime story that redefined a genre and still haunts the collective conscience.
- CULTURAL TIME CAPSULE - Transports you to 1959 rural Kansas, capturing a vanished world with stoic dignity and haunting realism—experience history through a gripping narrative lens.
- UNRIVALED TRUE CRIME PIONEER - One of the first non-fiction novels to blend literary storytelling with investigative journalism, setting the gold standard for the genre.
- CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED BESTSELLER - Ranks top #3 in Criminology and boasts over 26,000 glowing reviews with a 4.5-star average—join the millions captivated by Capote’s masterpiece.
- MESMERIZING PSYCHOLOGICAL DEPTH - Explores the chilling complexity of human nature and violence with empathy and respect, provoking profound reflection on justice and society.
- UNFORGETTABLE SUSPENSE EMPATHY - Crafted with elegant restraint, the story’s suspense and emotional depth create an immersive reading experience that stays with you long after the last page.
In Cold Blood is Truman Capote’s groundbreaking true crime novel that meticulously reconstructs the 1959 brutal murder of the Clutter family in Kansas. Combining novelistic storytelling with investigative rigor, it offers a suspenseful, empathetic, and culturally rich exploration of American violence, justice, and human complexity. A perennial bestseller with over 26,000 reviews and top rankings in criminology and history, this classic remains a must-read for anyone fascinated by the dark intersections of crime and society.
Specifications
| Best Sellers Rank | #2,623 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #5 in Criminology (Books) #10 in U.S. State & Local History #12 in Murder & Mayhem True Accounts |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (26,128) |
| Dimensions | 5.14 x 0.81 x 8 inches |
| Edition | Edition Unstated |
| ISBN-10 | 0679745580 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0679745587 |
| Item Weight | 9.3 ounces |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 343 pages |
| Publication date | February 1, 1994 |
| Publisher | Vintage |
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