In Cold Blood

By Truman Capote

Review of In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

       Truman Capote by this book proved that he is not just a superb novelist but a superb journalist.  The fact that "In Cold Blood" is non-fiction is chilling enough.  That it was written with such attention to detail and with such seeming detachment adds to the iciness of the crime report.  The truth is Mr. Capote was not all that detached from the killers, although he certainly tried to distance himself.  The book is essentially about two young male killers who slay an entire family in Kansas.  A family they do not know, have no grudge against, no feelings whatsoever about dead or alive, and no reason to kill them.  Truman Capote kept in touch with the two perpetrators through their capture, trial, imprisonment on death row and was present at their executions.  He vowed he would never write such a book again.  He didn't.

In Cold Blood by Truman Capote was reviewed by JC

       Stunning book from start to end. Autumnal in its atmosphere and so sad, even though author Capote writes with a journalist's edge, he writes clearly and fine.

In Cold Blood by Truman Capote was reviewed by Einar

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