The most famous true crime novel ever and among the first non-fiction novels ever written; In Chilly Blood may be the bestseller that haunted its writer long after he completed writing it.

On November 15, 1959, in the tiny city of Holcomb, Kansas, four associates of the Clutter family had been savagely murdered by blasts from a shotgun held a few in . from their faces. There was no apparent motive for the crime, and there have been almost no signs.

As Truman Capote reconstructs the murder and the analysis that led to the capture, trial, and execution of the killers, he creates both mesmerizing suspense and astonishing empathy. In Cold Blood is a function that transcends its instant, yielding poignant insights into the nature of American violence.