I can see why this is considered Truman Capote's masterpiece. The book covers the difficult and often chilling story of a family from Kansas (mom, dad, two kids) murdered in their own home for seemingly no reason at all. Capote reconstructs the entire scene over several years- from the day of the murder to just after the execution of the two murderers. The most fascinating parts (to me, at least) were the confessions and statements from the murderers themselves. To read the two men's descriptions of their actions, rather casually most times, and really get inside their minds was interesting. Capote really left no detail out, which is good in some parts, but unnecessary in others. Capote's writing style isn't my most favorite so I didn't love this as much as so many others have and there are some parts where it seems that Capote let his imagination take over- these parts seem to read more like fiction than actual fact. This really was a groundbreaking book in a new genre when it was first published, so if for no other reason, it's worth it to see the start of true crime non-fiction books.