Truman Capote

'Dick became convinced that Perry was that rarity, 'a natural killer'- absolutely sane, but conscienceless, and capable of dealing, with or without motive, the coldest-blooded deathblows' On November 15, 1959, in the small town of Holcomb, Kansas, a wealthy farmer, his wife and their two young children were found brutally murdered. Blood all over the walls, the telephone lines cut, and only a few dollars stolen. Heading up the investigation is Agent Al Dewey, but all he has are two footprints, four bodies, and a whole lot of questions. Truman Capote's detailed reconstruction of the events and consequences of that fateful night, In Cold Blood is a chilling, gripping mix of journalistic skill and imaginative power. 'One of the stupendous books of the decade.' Sunday Express

A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences

In Cold Blood

Imagination, of course, can open any door—turn the key and let terror walk right in.

Man was nothing, a mist, a shadow absorbed by shadows.

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