In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

In Cold Blood

Truman Capote

352 pages first pub 1965 (editions)

nonfiction classics true crime dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Description

On November 15, 1959, in the small town of Holcomb, Kansas, four members of the Clutter family were savagely murdered by blasts from a shotgun held a few inches from their faces. There was no apparent motive for the crime, and there were almost no...

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Moods

dark 90%
tense 47%
informative 46%
sad 42%
mysterious 36%
reflective 30%
challenging 28%
emotional 28%
adventurous 5%

Pace

slow 51%
medium 42%
fast 5%

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4.02

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