In Cold Blood

Dick became convinced that Perry was that rarity, "a natural killer" - absolutely sane, but conscienceless, and capable of dealing, with or without motive, the coldest-blooded deathblows' On 15 November 1959, in the small town of Holcomb, Kansas, a wealthy farmer, his wife and their two young children were found brutally murdered. Blood all over the walls, the telephone lines cut, and only a few dollars stolen. Heading up the investigation is Agent Al Dewey, but all he has are two footprints, four Bodies, and a whole lot of questions. Truman Capote's detailed reconstruction of the events and consequences of that fateful night, is a chilling, gripping mix of journalistic skill and imaginative power. 'One of the stupendous books of the decade' Sunday Express