{"product_id":"the-monster-of-florence-9781455573820","title":"The Monster of Florence","description":"\u003cb\u003eBY THE AUTHOR OF THE #1 \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER \u003ci\u003eTHE\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eLOST CITY OF THE MONKEY GOD\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e In the nonfiction tradition of John Berendt's \u003ci\u003eMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil\u003c\/i\u003e and Erik Larson's \u003ci\u003eThe Devil in the White City\u003c\/i\u003e, Douglas Preston presents a gripping account of crime and punishment in the lush hills surrounding Florence, Italy.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 2000, Douglas Preston fulfilled a dream to move his family to Italy. Then he discovered that the olive grove in front of their 14\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eThis 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.\u003cbr\u003eLike one of Preston's thrillers, \u003ci\u003eThe Monster of Florence\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grand Central Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/23\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781455573820\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.20w x 1.10d","brand":"Douglas Preston, Mario Spezi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36651682627740,"sku":"9781455573820","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_e74717ca-b759-44c0-8230-8f362115b1d5.jpg?v=1603878125","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-monster-of-florence-9781455573820","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}