The Friday 56: Truman Capote's 'In Cold Blood'

Hello, my fellow Friday 56ers! 

I've decided to take a short break from reading ARCs and make room for a classic. With a snowstorm expected to begin tonight, I probably won’t have anything else to do but read anyway. So, why read a classic?

This week’s pick for Friday 56 is In Cold Blood by Truman Capote. Published in 1966, the book tells the true story of the 1959 murders of the Clutter family in Holcomb, Kansas, along with the subsequent capture and execution of the killers, Richard "Dick" Hickock and Perry Smith. The book was adapted into a feature film in 1967 and a television miniseries in 1996. I’ll be reading the Modern Library edition published in 2013, which I received as a Christmas gift from a friend.

Now, here’s a glimpse at page 56:

Dick handed him the bottle, the contents reduced by half. "Save the rest," Dick said. "We may need it."

— Capote, Thurman. In Cold Blood, Modern Library, 2013, p. 56.

〜B.J. Burgess