In Cold Blood, a non-fiction book written by Truman Capote and published in 1966, deeply describes the terrifying murders of the Clutter family in the town of Holcomb, Kansas. Through several years of research, Truman Capote managed to gather enough information about the 1959 murder to recreate the murder itself from a different point of view. Without taking notes or recording interviews, Capote was only able to recount this event through the use of his memory, which in his time and still today, generates some questions as to whether the story can be considered true or not. World English Dictionary, nonfiction is “writing, dealing with facts and events rather than imaginative narratives.” In Capote's In Cold Blood, this may not always be the case. It is a fact that most of the events narrated are true, however different literary styles and techniques are used to create a more suspenseful and disturbing atmosphere. Literary devices such as foreshadowing and imagery help the writer create suspense, which keeps the reader interested throughout. In the opening of the book there are two examples of premonition that clearly foreshadow the continuation of such suspicious moods: “Mr. Clutter rarely encountered trespassers on his property; it wasn't a place strangers stumbled upon by chance. (Capete 13) and “Then, touching the brim of his cap, he headed home and began the day's work, unaware that it would be his last” (Capete 13). Here the reader begins to suspect that strangers will come to their community and at least one of the family members will be killed. Capote was also accused of inventing a couple of scenes in the book to keep the mystery intact and keep readers' interest as high as possible in a... medium of paper ...... veins of hatred, just greed itself , which clearly shows Smith's psychological disorders. Unfortunately, an all-American family, respected by the entire community, had to pay for the greed of such a man. Over time, a new kind of book genre was born. This was called the “creative nonfiction novel,” or in other words, literary nonfiction. The information narrated is factually accurate, but with great attention to the literary style used. As Gutkind Lee once said in his novel The Best Creative Nonfiction, “the primary goal of the creative nonfiction writer is to communicate information, just like a reporter, but to shape it in a way that feels like fiction.” In Cold Blood by Truman Capote fits perfectly into these guidelines, making the distinction between fiction and non-fiction easier. Ultimately, it is a non-fiction book in which narrative characteristics merge.