Journal Entry 1 by Cassiopaeia from Cardiff, Wales United Kingdom on Saturday, June 05, 2010

Description from Amazon
Controversial and compelling, In Cold Blood reconstructs the murder in 1959 of a Kansas farmer, his wife and children. Truman Capote's comprehensive study of the killings and subsequent investigation explores the circumstances surrounding this terrible crime and the effect it had on those involved. At the centre of his study are the amoral young killers Perry Smith and Dick Hickcock, who, vividly drawn by Capote, are shown to be reprehensible, yet entirely and frighteningly human. The book that made Capote's name, In Cold Blood is a seminal work of modern prose, a remarkable synthesis of journalistic skill and powerfully evocative narrative. 

Journal Entry 2 by Cassiopaeia at Cardiff, Wales United Kingdom on Monday, July 12, 2010

Quite a read! Chilling and horrifying and yet in a very odd way you do end up having some sympathy for one of the perpertrators. It is all the evidence, story and background detail you never get from newspaper/television reports. It left me feeling drained and wondering can justice ever be served in these cases.