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An edition of In Cold Blood (1965)

In cold blood

a true account of a multiple murder and its consequences

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An edition of In Cold Blood (1965)

In cold blood

a true account of a multiple murder and its consequences

Large print ed.

by

  • 4.1 (99 ratings)
  • 1,169 Want to read
  • 58 Currently reading
  • 147 Have read

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.

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Publisher
Clipper Large Print
Language
English
Pages
496

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Subjects

True Crime Murder Mystery Cas, Études de Meurtre Análisis de casos Asesinato Case studies Murder -- Kansas -- Case studies. Smith, Perry Edward, 1928-1965 Kansas Hickock, Richard Eugene, 1931-1965 Murder, kansas True crime Criminology and law enforcement Large type books American Bäuerliche Familie Roman Deutsch Ausgabe Mord Amerikanisch Criminal investigation, united states Investigation Fiction, coming of age Fiction, humorous, general Ukraine, fiction World war, 1939-1945, fiction Authors, fiction Grandparents, fiction Fiction, family life Fiction, jewish Jews, fiction Fiction Etudes de Cas Clutter family Homicide Murder--kansas--case studies Literatura norte-americana Romance Asesinato--kansas--estudio de casos Hv6533.k3 c3 1993 364.1/523/0978144

People

Clutter Family Truman Capote Dick Hickock Familia Clutter Perry Edward Smith Perry Edward Smith (1928-1965) Perry Smith (1928-1965) Peter Edward Smith (1928 or 9-1965) Richard Eugene Hickock Richard Eugene Hickock (1931 or 2-1965) Richard Eugene Hickock (1931-1965) Richard Eugene Hickok (1931 or 2-1965) Perry Edward Smith (1928 or 29-1965)

Places

Holcomb Kansas Holcomb Kansas

Times

1959 November 15th

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Cover of: In cold blood
In cold blood: a true account of a multiple murder and its consequences
2007, Clipper Large Print
in English - Large print ed.
Cover of: In Cold Blood
In Cold Blood
2005, Shinchosha
in Japanese
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In cold blood
1993, G.K. Hall
in English
Cover of: De sang-froid
De sang-froid : Récit véridique d'un meutre multiple et de ses conséquences
March 28, 1972, Gallimard
Mass Market Paperback in French
Cover of: A sangue freddo
A sangue freddo: romanzo
1970, Garzanti
in Italian - 3. ed.
Cover of: A sangre fría
A sangre fría: Relato fidedigno de un asesinato múltiple y de sus consecuencias
1966, Editorial Noguer
Tapa dura in Spanish • translated by María Luisa Borrás
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In Cold Blood
1966, Hamish Hamilton Ltd
in English - Brown/gilt Edition
Cover of: in cold blood
in cold blood
1965, The New American Library
in English
Cover of: IN COLD BLOOD ( A True Account of a Multiple Murder and its Consequences
IN COLD BLOOD ( A True Account of a Multiple Murder and its Consequences
1965, Random House N.Y.
in English
Cover of: In cold blood
In cold blood: a true account of a multiple murder and its consequences
1965, Random House
in English

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Edition Notes

Originally published: New York: Random House, 1965; London: Hamish Hamilton, 1966.

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Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
364.152309781
Library of Congress
PS3606.O38E84 2002ea

The Physical Object

Pagination
496 pages
Number of pages
496

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL32107744M
ISBN 10
1846321492
ISBN 13
9781846321498
OCLC/WorldCat
132320964
Amazon ID (ASIN)

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL1992198W
Wikidata
Q1142887
LibraryThing
3514

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The village of Holcomb stands on the high wheat plains of western Kansas, a lonesome area that other Kansans call "out there."
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