In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

n Cold Blood by Truman Capote is a nonfiction book about a multiple murder of a family in Kansas in 1959. Readers know the outcome of In Cold Blood from the start, yet Capote still manages to build suspense. More surprisingly, Capote creates sympathy for the murderers while letting readers in on all the horrible details of the crime. In Cold Blood is rightly a classic, but it may not appeal to everyone. The content is difficult and the reading is dense. In Cold Blood will make you think.Pros

* In Cold Blood feels more like fiction than journalistic nonfiction

* Truman Capote provides a unique look at a true crime

* Capote builds suspense and sympathy

* In Cold Blood raises questions of good & evil, crime & punishment

Cons

* Not everyone may be able to stomach the details of a multiple murder

* In Cold Blood is dense - This is not beach reading

Description

* In Cold Blood by Truman Capote is the story of a family of four in Kansas, murdered by shotguns

* The murderers had no apparent motive and left almost no clues

* In Cold Blood details the crime, investigation, arrest and execution of the murderers

* A unique look into the minds of the murderers and the different sides of a horrible event

* In Cold Blood by Truman Capote reads like fiction, yet is a factual work