New York: Grand Central Publishing. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; Page edges lightly toned.. 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. Douglas Preston fulfilled a longtime dream when he moved with his family to a villa in Florence. Upon meeting journalist Mario Spezi, Preston was stunned to learn that the olive grove next to his home had been the scene of a horrific double murder committed by an infamous serial killer who had never been caught: the Monster of Florence. However, when Preston and Spezi investigate, they find themselves targets in a bizarre police investigation. ; 9.1 X 5.7 X 1.2 inches; 322 pages .

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In the nonfiction tradition of John Berendt ("Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil") and Erik Larson ("The Devil in the White City"), 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.

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Bookseller: Blackbird Bookshop (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 7877
Title: THE MONSTER OF FLORENCE
Author: Preston, Douglas
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; Page edges lightly toned.
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0446581194
ISBN 13: 9780446581196
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 2008
Keywords: TRUE Crime
Bookseller catalogs: TRUE CRIME;

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