In Cold Blood
Truman Capote
Jan 2006 · Penguin Random House Audio · Narrated by Scott Brick
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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.
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.
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March 18, 2019
If you are planning to use this in the classroom, don't bother purchasing. My classes got to chapter 2 and then it started skipping and randomly stopping. If you call Google support, the best they can do is give you a one-time credit and delete the audiobook so you can attempt another purchase. That is unacceptable when the entire district is Google and spent a lot of money on Google products such as Classroom and then it does not work in the middle of class. If you decide to purchase, make sure you have a plan B.
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January 13, 2020
Can't get a refund. I purchased this twice accidentally as my daughter needed it for school. There is no where I can request to cancel and get a refund. Poor set up!
Janice Clayton
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October 11, 2019
My college prep class was given this book to do a report on in class. I came up with the idea of being one of the dead people & telling how I died or got killed. Of course the lights being out helped to frighten the class! It got their attention and my group all got A+ for all our actions. This was my turning point to exploring more kinds of subjects to read and not just romance! It put my grade average UP a good many points, opened up a new world to me... Reading...enjoy this book
About the author
Truman Capote was born in New Orleans on September 30, 1924. He rose to international prominence in 1948 with the publication of his debut novel, Other Voices, Other Rooms. His other works of fiction include Breakfast at Tiffany’s, A Tree of Night, The Grass Harp, and Summer Crossing, the author’s long-lost first novel, which was rediscovered in 2004 and published by Random House in 2005. His nonfiction novel In Cold Blood is widely considered one of the greatest books of the twentieth century. Capote twice won the O. Henry Memorial Short Story Prize and was a member of the National Institute of Arts and Letters. He died on August 25, 1984, shortly before his sixtieth birthday.
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