In Cold Blood

by Truman Capote

You exist in a half-world suspended between two superstructures, one self-expression and the other self-destruction.

secrets are an unusual commodity

This is a sad commentary on the state of crime in our nation. Since the four members of the Clutter family were killed last fall, several other such multiple murders have occurred in various parts of the country. Just during the few days leading up to this trial at least three mass murder cases broke into the headlines. As a result, this crime and trial are just one of many such cases people have read about and forgotten.…”