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Reader reviewed by K. Hager

If you've seen the movies "Capote" or "Infamous" then you must read this book! It deals with the murders of a family in a msall Midwestern town. Before these killings, people slept overnight with their doors unlocked. No one felt unsafe in rural farm towns. Then came the Cutter family murders and America lost its innocence.

In the book we get a glimpse into the lives of the killers, Dick and Perry. While Capote doesn't make them symapthetic characters, (if you watched the 2 movies then you might assume he does) he does delve into their family backgrounds to learn about what makes them tick. And you see what confused and twisted souls they are.

It's a scary book in that it makes it seem so real--that something like this could happen in your town, to your family. After I read the book I made the mistake of watching the "In Cold Blood" movie where Robert Blake plays Perry. I couldn't sleep for 2 days!