<p><p>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 Clues. <p>as Truman Capote Reconstructs The Murder And The Investigation That Led To The Capture, Trial, And Execution Of The Killers, He Generates Both Mesmerizing Suspense And Astonishing Empathy. <i>in Cold Blood</i> Is A Work That Transcends Its Moment, Yielding Poignant Insights Into The Nature Of American Violence.</p><h3>books Of The Century; New York Times Review, January 1966 - Conrad Knickerbocker</h3><p>there Are Two Truman Capotes. One Is The Artful Charmer, Prone To The Gossamer And The Exquisite, Of The <i> The Grass Harp </i> And Holly Golightly. The Other, Darker And Stronger, Is The Discoverer Of Death. He Has Traveled Far From The Misty, Moss-hung, Southern-gothic Landscapes Of Youth. He Now Broods With The Austerity Of A Greek Or An Elizabethan.</p>