Monster of Florence

Grand Central Publishing · 2008 · 346pp · Book

In the tradition of John Berendt's Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil and Erik Larson's The Devil in the White City, Douglas Preston weaves a captivating account of crime and punishment in the lush hills of Florence, Italy. A true story of their search to uncover and confront the man they believe is the Monster of Florence - a serial killer who ritually murdered fourteen young lovers and has never been caught. Douglas Preston and journalist Mario Spezi became targets of a bizarre police investigation as they pursued the case. THE MONSTER OF FLORENCE tells a remarkable and harrowing chronicle of murder, mutilation, suicide, and vengeance.