Analysis In Cold Blood by Truman Capote is a thrilling novel as well as a documentary of an historical American crime. The author doesn’t just present the facts of the case, but through his book he makes you feel as if you know both murderers and victims on a personal level. He reveals the effects these murders had on the residents of Holcomb, as well as the American people as a whole. Capote also …showed first 75 words of 724 total…

…showed last 75 words of 724 total…on the lives of residents of Holcomb, as well as people all over the country. He brings up many controversial issues in the book, such as the insanity plea made by the murderer’s lawyers, and how the court chose to deal with it. In my opinion, Capote is an extremely talented writer. He was able to take a story everyone knew well, and turn it into a book that no one could put down.