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In Cold Blood

Truman Capote

4.1(99)~6 h 20 min book1965

Explore Truman Capote's 'In Cold Blood', a chilling true crime novel about the Clutter family murder and the dark motivations behind it.

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    the lovely bones

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    3.4(78)~5 h 40 min book2000

    Explore Alice Sebold's 'The Lovely Bones', a gripping story of grief, family, and the afterlife through the eyes of Susie Salmon.

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    Blackstock

    ~7 h 30 min book2016

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    harper lee

    4.1(270)~6 h 40 min book1960

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    The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America.

    Erik Larson

    3.9(63)~9 h 10 min book2003

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    Bernard Schlink

    3.9(29)~3 h 20 min book1995

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    Lee Child

    3.5(15)~7 h book2006

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