false 27063211 126262 2198274 0446581194 9780446581196 704 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/21/274/2198274-m-1255926764.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/21/274/2198274-s-1255926764.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2198274.The_Monster_of_Florence 3.52 2264 New York Times bestselling author Douglas Preston presents a gripping account of crime and punishment in the lush hills surrounding Florence, Italy. 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.]]> 12577 3.82 33962 3688 1620230 3.52 2275 709 2008 4 10 false Tue Jul 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 12 15:21:56 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 15 15:48:40 -0700 2008 The Stranger Beside Me, Helter Skelter) they often just end up being a recitation of the facts without much more going for ...more...]]>