Thursday, November 6, 2014

The True Cost of Murder by Alisha Medearis


On the chilling morning of November 14, 1954 in Holcomb, Kansas, it was discovered that the four members of the beloved Clutter family had been brutally murdered, leaving the residents of the small town fearsome of another brutal strike. In Cold Blood by Truman Capote is a non-fiction book about the conviction of those who murdered the Clutter family. In this book Capote tries to prove his argument that the murderers are victims to the murder, as well as the murdered.

Overall, I rather enjoyed the book; it showed aspects of a murder from the killers’ perspective, which is something that is often disregarded. I would give this book four stars because it takes a tragic real-life story and turns it into something unbelievable, as the stories in crime TV shows often are, all while keeping the facts. This is a skill that is not very common, in my opinion, and that’s what makes it interesting. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes crime related TV shows, movies, or books, and for anyone who might have to read a non-fiction book, but doesn’t find them interesting. I personally, am not a fan of non-fiction but I found this book quite interesting and would definitely read it again. 

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