In cold blood : a true account of a multiple murder and its consequences / Truman Capote
by Capote, Truman (1924-1984)
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
London : H. Hamilton, 1966. Second Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a very good, slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 284 pages ; 23 cm. Subjects; Hickock, Richard Eugene 1931-1965. Smith, Perry Edward 1928-1965. Murder Kansas. Murder United States Kansas. Criminology.
Synopsis
In Cold Blood is a nonfiction book by American author Truman Capote. The book details the brutal 1959 murders of Herbert Clutter, a wealthy farmer from Holcomb, Kansas, and his wife and two of their children. When Capote learned of the quadruple murder before the killers were captured, he decided to travel to Kansas and write about the crime.
Reviews
On Jan 30 2017, a reader said:
Wonderfully written true crime story.
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Details
- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 338158
- Title
- In cold blood : a true account of a multiple murder and its consequences / Truman Capote
- Author
- Capote, Truman (1924-1984)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- London : H. Hamilton
- Date Published
- 1966
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