In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

In Cold Blood is Truman Capote's groundbreaking 1966 nonfiction novel that chronicles the 1959 murders of the Clutter family in Holcomb, Kansas. Capote, alongside his friend Harper Lee, conducted extensive interviews and research to reconstruct the events surrounding the crime, the investigation, and the eventual execution of the perpetrators, Richard Hickock and Perry Smith. Blending factual reporting with novelistic techniques, the book is considered a seminal work in the true crime genre and a pioneering example of literary journalism. Its detailed narrative and psychological depth have left a lasting impact on both literature and crime reporting.