Instead of writing the novel, he became fascinated by the story of a serial killer named il mostro di firenze, the monster of florence. The monster of florence and the amanda knox case in the year 2000, preston moved with his family to florence, italy, to write a murder mystery set in tuscany. Il mostro di firenze is the name commonly used by the media in italy for a serial killer that killed 16 people between 1968 and 1985 in the province of florence. The monster of florence, which reads like one of prestons thrillers, tells a remarkable and harrowing story involving murder, mutilation, suicide, carnival trials, voyeurism, princes and palaces, body parts sent by post, seances, devil worship and satanic sects, poisonings and exhumations, florentine high fashion houses and drunken peasantsand at the center of it, preston and spezi, caught in the crossfire of a bizarre prosecutorial vendetta. Finally, they published, the monster of florence, on 10th of june 2008. After settling in italy in 2000, douglas preston discovered that the olive grove in front of his familys new home had been the scene of one of the most infamous double. I like books involving crimes and mysteries and this book incorporated both. The monster of florence by douglas j preston alibris. A true story by douglas preston and mario spezi finally will be come a movie. The monster of florence is a true account of brutal serial murder in idyllic florence. This book, douglas preston and mario spezis the monster of florence, is perhaps even more chilling, since it is a nonfiction account of a series of murders that happened over the course of 20 years, by a killer who, to date, has never been caught.
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The monster of florence is split into two sections. Like one of preston s thrillers, the monster of florence, tells a remarkable and harrowing story involving murder, mutilation, and suicideand at the center of it, preston and spezi, caught in a bizarre prosecutorial vendetta. Pietro pacciani was convicted of being the monster of florence after an exhaustive investigation. And then, in a strange twist of fate, preston and spezi themselves become targets of pdf the police investigation into the murders. The monster of florence by douglas preston and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Douglas preston and mario spezi why did i read this book. Several months after my trip, i impulsively picked up douglas preston and mario spezis the monster of florence a nonfiction book that combines the writing style of american crime author ann rule with woodward and bernstein the famous journalists who broke the watergate story. The monster of florence, which was shortlisted for the prestigious cwa gold dagger award for non fiction in 2010, is a true account of brutal serial murder in idyllic florence. The monster of florence audiobook by douglas preston. The monster of florence by douglas preston signed first edition book.
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