The Monster of Florence -- Douglas Preston

<b>In the nonfiction tradition of John Berendt and Erik Larson, the author of the #1 <i>NYT</i> bestseller <i>The Lost City of the Monkey God</i> 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. </b><br>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. <br><i></i>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.<br>Like one of Preston's thrillers, <i>The Monster of Florence</i>, 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.<br><br><b>Author:</b> Douglas Preston, Mario Spezi<br><b>Publisher:</b> Grand Central Publishing<br