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The Monster of Florence by Douglas Preston

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The Monster of Florence

Paperback – Illustrated, April 23, 2013

Douglas Preston, Mario Spezi

Grand Central Publishing · Paperback · April 23, 2013

Reading lane: Serial Killers

Read the true story that inspired the hit Netflix series​!

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Who It's For

Good for readers interested in book clubGood for readers who enjoy Serial Killers and TRUE CRIME / Murder / Mass Murder.Best for readers who want plot momentum and suspense.

Book Details

Authors
Douglas Preston, Mario Spezi
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Published
April 23, 2013
Format
Paperback
Theme
Serial Killers · TRUE CRIME / Murder / Mass Murder
Reading lane
Serial Killers

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Publisher Categories

  • Italian History

  • Criminal Sentencing

  • Serial Killers

  • True Crime

About This Book

Read the true story that inspired the hit Netflix series​! Douglas Preston, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Lost City of the Monkey God, presents a gripping account of crime and punishment in the lush hills surrounding Florence as he seeks to uncover one of the most infamous figures in Italian history. In 2000, Douglas Preston fulfilled a dream to move his family to Italy. Then he discovered that the olive grove in front of their 14th century farmhouse had bee...

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Read the true story that inspired the hit Netflix series​! Douglas Preston, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Lost City of the Monkey God, presents a gripping account of crime and punishment in the lush hills surrounding Florence as he seeks to uncover one of the most infamous figures in Italian history. In 2000, Douglas Preston fulfilled a dream to move his family to Italy. Then he discovered that the olive grove in front of their 14th century farmhouse had been the scene of the most infamous double-murders in Italian history, committed by a serial killer known as the Monster of Florence. Preston, intrigued, meets Italian investigative journalist Mario Spezi to learn more. This is the true story of their search for--and identification of--the man they believe committed the crimes, and their chilling interview with him. And then, in a strange twist of fate, Preston and Spezi themselves become targets of the police investigation. Preston has his phone tapped, is interrogated, and told to leave the country. Spezi fares worse: he is thrown into Italy's grim Capanne prison, accused of being the Monster of Florence himself. Like one of Preston's thrillers, The Monster of Florence , tells a remarkable and harrowing story involving murder, mutilation, and suicide-and at the center of it, Preston and Spezi, caught in a bizarre prosecutorial vendetta.

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