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In Cold Blood (Vintage International) Audiobook— narrated by Scott Brick
AudioFile Earphones Award
Capote reconstructs the 1959 slaughter of a Kansas farm family and the two drifters who did it, in prose so controlled it changed nonfiction forever. The book that invented the true-crime narrative.
Why the audiobook wins
Scott Brick narrates In Cold Blood with almost no flourish, no attempted Kansas accents, no melodrama, and that restraint is exactly what the material demands. Capote's prose already does the work of building dread out of flat, procedural detail; Brick's job is to stay out of its way and let the sentences land, and over fourteen-plus hours he does, which is why the recording earned an AudioFile Earphones Award.
This is the book that invented the true-crime narrative, and hearing it read aloud restores some of the eerie, reportorial calm Capote was going for, the sense of a narrator who has seen everything and isn't going to raise his voice about it. It's a strong choice for anyone retracing true crime's roots, or for a long night drive where the quiet menace of Holcomb, Kansas can fully take over.
Brick has narrated hundreds of audiobooks and built a reputation on exactly this kind of controlled, unshowy performance. One credit gets you the book that started it all, read the way it should be.
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- Who narrates the In Cold Blood (Vintage International) audiobook?
- Scott Brick narrates the audiobook edition of In Cold Blood (Vintage International).
- How long is the In Cold Blood (Vintage International) audiobook?
- The audiobook runs 14 hr 27 min.
- Is the In Cold Blood (Vintage International) audiobook worth listening to?
- We scored In Cold Blood (Vintage International) 4.5 out of 5. Scott Brick narrates In Cold Blood with almost no flourish, no attempted Kansas accents, no melodrama, and that restraint is exactly what the material demands. Capote's prose already does the work of building dread out of flat, procedural detail; Brick's job is to stay out of…
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- Is In Cold Blood (Vintage International) on Kindle Unlimited?
- No. In Cold Blood (Vintage International) was not included with Kindle Unlimited when we last checked on July 1, 2026.
- How much does In Cold Blood (Vintage International) cost?
- On Amazon: Kindle $7.99, Paperback $17.22, Hardcover $15.69. Prices as of August 21, 2026 at 3:47 AM EDT and may change.
