In cold blood

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My entry for the 2017 penguin book cover competition, in cold blood by Truman Capote

50th Anniversary cover design for Truman Capote's In Cold Blood.

This nonfiction novel revolves around the murder of the Clutter family in 1959, and why the murderers, Perry and Dick, committed their crimes. Author Truman Capote leads us in without judgment, and in doing so lets us come up with our own conclusions about the penal system, justice, and the nature of violent crimes.