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Name: In Cold Blood
Rating: 3.988095238095 (84 reviews)
Author: Truman Capote

On November 15, 1959, four members of the Clutter family were brutally murdered in Holcomb, Kansas, by shotgun blasts held just inches from their faces. The case thrived on mystery, with no apparent motive and almost no clues left behind.

First publish date: September 3, 1998

Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural

Authors: Truman Capote

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