In Cold Blood is an accurate account of a multiple murder case that took place in Holcomb, Kansas in 1959, written by Truman Capote. Capote's attention to detail makes the reader extremely interested in the Clutter family, even though they were an ordinary family. Suspense resulting from minimal facts and descriptive settings was an elaborate stylistic technique that yielded effective results throughout the book. His ability to make this account of a horrific crime more than just a newspaper description was a great success as the basis of his many literary devices, not just great attention to small details. Capote's structure throughout the book created an excellent backbone to tell the two alternating perspectives of the book which is that of the victims; the cluttered family and the murders; Dick Hickock and Perry Smith. This allowed Capote to not have any bias regarding the stories being told. The pattern of victims then murderers causes an engaging puzzle where the reader collects a wealth of information leading to the climax of the massacre itself. In fact, he continues...