Advanced
Error loading page.
Try refreshing the page. If that doesn't work, there may be a network issue, and you can use our self test page to see what's preventing the page from loading.
Learn more about possible network issues or contact support for more help.
Title details for In Cold Blood by Truman Capote - Available

In Cold Blood

by Truman Capote
ebook
1 of 1 copy available
Borrow Read a sample Read a sample
1 of 1 copy available
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The most famous true crime novel of all time "chills the blood and exercises the intelligence" (The New York Review of Books)—and haunted its author long after he finished writing it.

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. 
In one of the first non-fiction novels ever written, Truman Capote reconstructs the murder and the investigation that led to the capture, trial, and execution of the killers, generating 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.

  • Creators

  • Publisher

  • Awards

  • Release date

    October 9, 2001

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

      • ISBN: 9781588361653

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781588361653

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781588361653
      • File size: 2576 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 7.1
    • Lexile® Measure: 1040
    • Interest Level: 9-12(UG)
    • Text Difficulty: 6-8

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from May 1, 2006
      In the wake of the award-winning film Capote
      , interest in the author's 1965 true crime masterpiece has spiked. Capote's spellbinding narrative plumbs the psychological and emotional depths of a senseless quadruple murder in America's heartland. In the audio version, narrator Brick keeps up with the master storyteller every step of the way. In fact, Brick's surefooted performance is nothing short of stunning. He settles comfortably into every character on this huge stage—male and female, lawman and murderer, teen and spinster—and moves fluidly between them, generating the feel of a full-cast production. He assigns varying degrees of drawl to the citizens of Finney County, Kans., where the crimes take place, and supplements with an arsenal of tension-building cadences, hard and soft tones, regional and foreign accents, and subtle inflections, even embedding a quiver of grief in the voice of one character. This facile audio actor delivers an award-worthy performance, well-suited for a tale of such power that moves not only around the country but around the territory of the human psyche and heart. Available as a Vintage paperback.

    • School Library Journal

      September 13, 2024

      Gr 9 Up-A slick forger named Dick Hickock hatched a plan to rob a rich rancher in western Kansas, and just before he was released from prison, he found his accomplice: Perry Smith, an unstable loner who'd maybe killed a man. Rumors abounded in prison; maybe that wasn't true, and maybe the Clutter family didn't have a safe full of cash. But one night in 1959, Smith and Hickock showed up anyway, and killed them all: husband, wife, and their two teenaged kids. Over the next five years, Capote spoke extensively to everyone-friends and neighbors of the Clutters, detectives, and both killers. His methods were controversial but the depth of his coverage and empathy made him famous for inventing a new genre: the "nonfiction novel." VERDICT Capote brilliantly contrasts the underside of American life in this purchase that should be on the shelves in most high school collections.-Georgia Christgau

      Copyright 2024 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

Formats

  • Kindle Book
  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:7.1
  • Lexile® Measure:1040
  • Interest Level:9-12(UG)
  • Text Difficulty:6-8

Loading