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Title: In Cold Blood Author: Truman Capote Rating: 5/5 Summary: In 1959, the small town peace of Holcomb, Kansas is shattered when four members of the Clutter family are found brutally murdered in their own home. Capote's book follows the real-life story of the investigation into the events of that night, while also diving into the minds of the killers themselves. This is a book that will make you take a hard look at your beliefs on crime and the justice system. While I was reading I kept…

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This nonfiction novel revolves around the murder of the Clutter family in 1959, and why the murderers, Perry and Dick, committed their crimes. Author Truman Capote leads us in without judgment, and in doing so lets us come up with our own conclusions about the penal system, justice, and the nature of violent crimes.