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In cold blood : a true account of a multiple murder and its consequences

by Truman Capote

A factual account of the 1959 murders of the Clutter family in Kansas and the subsequent investigation. The narrative reconstructs the events leading up to the crime and the eventual capture of the perpetrators through intensive research and observation.

Accession 35126 ISBN 9780812994384 Publisher Modern Library
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