No Saints in Kansas

Name: No Saints in Kansas
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Amy Brashear
ISBN: 9781501967610

Author: Amy Brashear

Narrator: Eva Kaminsky

Unabridged: 8 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 11/14/2017

Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Social Themes, Historical Fiction, United States

Synopsis

A gripping reimagining of Truman Capote's In Cold Blood and the brutal murders that inspired it November is usually quiet in Holcomb, Kansas, but in 1959, the town is shattered by the quadruple murder of the Clutter family. Suspicion falls on Nancy Clutter's boyfriend, Bobby Rupp, the last one to see them alive. New Yorker Carly Fleming, new to the small Midwestern town, is an outsider. She tutored Nancy, and (in private, at least) they were close. Carly and Bobby were the only ones who saw that Nancy was always performing, and that she was cracking under the pressure of being Holcomb's golden girl. The secret connected Carly and Bobby. Now that Bobby is an outsider, too, they're bound closer than ever. Determined to clear Bobby's name, Carly dives into the murder investigation and ends up in trouble with the local authorities. But that's nothing compared to the wrath she faces from Holcomb once the real perpetrators are caught. When her father is appointed to defend the killers of the Clutter family, the entire town labels the Flemings as traitors. Now Carly must fight for what she knows is right.

Reviews

Goodreads review by AziaMinor on August 04, 2023

Overall Rating : D "Death is a test everyone passes. But sometimes you get extra points for creativity." This book wishes it was at Nancy Drew's level. More like the Great Value brand.......more

Goodreads review by The Candid Cover on March 27, 2021

Full Review on The Candid Cover Fans of Truman Capote and his infamous In Cold Blood may be intrigued by this new YA novel that fictionalizes how the teens in Holcomb reacted to the tragic events of the time. While it may seem like an interesting concept to focus on the teen perspective of the notori......more

Goodreads review by Darla on October 25, 2017

Carly Fleming has been recently transplanted from NYC to Holcomb, KS and is trying to fit in with the kids at her new high school. In the midst of her struggle, the Clutter family is massacred by unknown assailants and Carly is determined to find out what happened to Nancy, the Clutter daughter she......more

Goodreads review by PinkAmy loves books, cats and naps on December 23, 2017

1.5 STARS In 1959, the 4 members of the Clutter family were murdered. Truman Capote wrote the famous fictionalized non-fiction account, IN COLD BLOOD spawning a few movies and documentaries. **Factoid “Nell” Harper Lee accompanied her friend Capote during the days following the murders to assist with......more

Goodreads review by Laura on August 14, 2017

This is a marvelous book! As soon as I saw the synopsis for this book I had to get my hands on it! I am an avid fan of Truman Capote and love thriller type books. This book had me on the edge of my seat the whole time. I had already known before I read this book who had murdered the Clutter family d......more