In Cold Blood is a non-fiction novel by American author Truman Capote, first published in 1966.
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15 Facts About In Cold Blood
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In Cold Blood was accompanied by his childhood friend and fellow author Harper Lee, and they interviewed residents and investigators assigned to the case and took thousands of pages of notes.
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In Cold Blood was an instant success and is the second-best-selling true crime book in history, behind Vincent Bugliosi's Helter Skelter about the Charles Manson murders.
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In Cold Blood has been lauded for its eloquent prose, extensive detail, and triple narrative which describes the lives of the murderers, the victims, and other members of the rural community in alternating sequences.
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In Cold Blood is regarded by critics as a pioneering work in the true crime genre, although Capote was disappointed that the book failed to win the Pulitzer Prize.
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In Cold Blood employed as many as 18 farmhands, who admired and respected him for his fair treatment and good wages.
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In Cold Blood brought his childhood friend Nelle Harper Lee to help gain the confidence of the locals in Kansas.
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In Cold Blood's research included letters from Smith's Army buddy, Don Cullivan, who was present during the trial.
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New Journalism, as a genre and style of writing, developed during the time in which In Cold Blood was written and Capote became a pioneer in showing how it can be used effectively to create a unique non-fiction story.
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In Cold Blood brought Capote much praise from the literary community.
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In Cold Blood indicates that Meier and Smith became close, yet she told Tompkins that she spent little time with Smith and did not talk much with him.
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In Cold Blood has told exceedingly well a tale of high terror in his own way.
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In Cold Blood was first published as a four-part serial in The New Yorker, beginning with the September 25,1965, issue.
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In Cold Blood was first published in book form by Random House on January 17,1966.
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In Cold Blood was directed by Richard Brooks and stars Robert Blake as Perry Smith and Scott Wilson as Richard Hickock.
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