Summery

Summery

In Cold Blood is a nonfiction novel by Truman Capote. It is about the murder of a family, the Clutters, in Kansas. The novel jumps back and forth between the viewpoints of members of the Clutter family, the killers, and Dewey, a detective. The different viewpoints give a variety of insights into the case. After the murders, the book focuses mainly on Dick and Perry, the killers, as they travel from Mexico to Las Vegas trying to avoid getting caught and trying to make money. The story comes to a conclusion when Perry and Dick are caught, tried, and eventually given the death penalty. Throughout the course of these events, readers are given insight into the mind of a serial killer and forced to examine what drives a person to commit such terrible acts.