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Keep Me in Suspense Book Group
Saturday, November 12, 2022 2:30 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Join us for a book group discussion of this month’s title, "the most famous true crime novel of all time", In Cold Blood by Truman Capote.
Join us at 2:30 on Saturday, October 8 for a lively discussion of In Cold Blood by Truman Capote.
In Cold Blood is available for download for free via Libby in eBook and eAudio formats. To pick up a copy of this title in print format please contact Chantal Wilson or Janet Hatch at 929-3400.
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The most famous true crime novel of all time "chills the blood and exercises the intelligence" (The New York Review of Books)—and haunted its author long after he finished writing it.
On November 15, 1959, in the small town of Holcomb, Kansas, four members of the Clutter family were savagely murdered by blasts from a shotgun held a few inches from their faces. There was no apparent motive for the crime, and there were almost no clues.
In one of the first non-fiction novels ever written, Truman Capote reconstructs the murder and the investigation that led to the capture, trial, and execution of the killers, generating both mesmerizing suspense and astonishing empathy. In Cold Blood is a work that transcends its moment, yielding poignant insights into the nature of American violence.
Keep Me in Suspense Book Group meets the second Saturday of every month from 2:30 - 4:00 p.m.