The Monster of Florence
Autor Douglas Preston, Mario Spezien Limba Engleză Paperback – 22 apr 2013
BY
THE
AUTHOR
OF
THE
#1NEW
YORK
TIMESBESTSELLERTHELOST
CITY
OF
THE
MONKEY
GOD
In
the
nonfiction
tradition
of
John
Berendt'sMidnight
in
the
Garden
of
Good
and
Eviland
Erik
Larson'sThe
Devil
in
the
White
City,
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 14thcentury 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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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781455573820
ISBN-10: 1455573825
Pagini: 368
Dimensiuni: 133 x 210 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.3 kg
Ediția:Revizuită
Editura: Grand Central Publishing
Colecția Grand Central Publishing
ISBN-10: 1455573825
Pagini: 368
Dimensiuni: 133 x 210 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.3 kg
Ediția:Revizuită
Editura: Grand Central Publishing
Colecția Grand Central Publishing
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Notă biografică
DOUGLAS
PRESTON
worked
as
a
writer
and
editor
for
the
American
Museum
of
Natural
History
and
taught
writing
at
Princeton
University.
He
has
written
for
The
New
Yorker,
Natural
History,
National
Geographic,
Harper's,
Smithsonian,
and
The
Atlantic.
The
author
of
several
acclaimed
nonfiction
books,
Preston
is
also
the
co-author
with
Lincoln
Child
of
the
bestselling
series
of
novels
featuring
FBI
agent
Pendergast.
MARIO SPEZI, a highly decorated journalist, has covered many of the most important criminal cases in Italy, including those involving terrorism and the Mafia, and has been investigating the Monster of Florence case since its beginning. He has also published both fiction and nonfiction books in Italy and several other countries.
MARIO SPEZI, a highly decorated journalist, has covered many of the most important criminal cases in Italy, including those involving terrorism and the Mafia, and has been investigating the Monster of Florence case since its beginning. He has also published both fiction and nonfiction books in Italy and several other countries.
Recenzii
"A
dark
and
fascinating
descent
into
a
landscape
of
horror
that
deserves
to
be
shelved
betweenIn
Cold
BloodandMidnight
in
the
Garden
of
Good
and
Evil."—Brad
Thomas
Parsons,
Amazon's
Best
of
the
Month-June
2008
"This bit of real-life Florence bloodletting makes you sweat and think, and presses relentlessly on the nerves."—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"The co-authors expertly and entertainingly guide the reader though an epic, colorful cast of characters and the stranger-than-fiction machinations of a Byzantine Italian judicial system."—Washington Post
"Preston's account of the crimes is lucid and mesmerizing."—TIME Magazine
"Remarkable true-crime story...passionately describes the investigations gone wrong....Preston knows how to load his storytelling with intriguing evidence and damning details. His feverish style keeps the reader turning with the hope of uncovering the killer's identity. In the book's most chilling moment, Preston and Spezi come face-to-face with their most likely suspect."—USA Today
"As taut and tense as any of the author's bestselling thrillers...fascinating, stomach-churning...nerve-tingling action and vivid writing...The Monster of Florenceis a gripping tale, filled with shocking crimes, boldly drawn characters, and the careening suspense of the ultimate whodunit."—Dallas Morning News
"An exquisite nonfiction page-turner."—Time Out New York
"One of the most fascinating criminal cases in recent memo—New Orleans Times-Picayune
"A dark and fascinating landscape of horror that deserves to the shelved between In Cold Blood and Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil."—Bookviews101
"The writing is evocative, and the two collaborators skillfully weave the narratives back and forth to create, at times, a razor's edge of tension."—Chicago Tribune
"A gripping tale."—Denver Post
"One of the best true-crime mysteries I've ever read... Nonfiction doesn't get any better than this."—Kansas City Star
"A most unconventional thriller, a real life murder mystery in which the authors become the suspects... Fascinating."—Associated Press
"A riveting true story involving murder, suicide, rumor, poisoning, body parts sent by mail, prosecutorial vendettas, and even satanic sects."—Tucson Citizen
"Tightly calibrated suspense."—Entertainment Weekly
"A propulsive account."—Los Angeles Times
"This bit of real-life Florence bloodletting makes you sweat and think, and presses relentlessly on the nerves."—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"The co-authors expertly and entertainingly guide the reader though an epic, colorful cast of characters and the stranger-than-fiction machinations of a Byzantine Italian judicial system."—Washington Post
"Preston's account of the crimes is lucid and mesmerizing."—TIME Magazine
"Remarkable true-crime story...passionately describes the investigations gone wrong....Preston knows how to load his storytelling with intriguing evidence and damning details. His feverish style keeps the reader turning with the hope of uncovering the killer's identity. In the book's most chilling moment, Preston and Spezi come face-to-face with their most likely suspect."—USA Today
"As taut and tense as any of the author's bestselling thrillers...fascinating, stomach-churning...nerve-tingling action and vivid writing...The Monster of Florenceis a gripping tale, filled with shocking crimes, boldly drawn characters, and the careening suspense of the ultimate whodunit."—Dallas Morning News
"An exquisite nonfiction page-turner."—Time Out New York
"One of the most fascinating criminal cases in recent memo—New Orleans Times-Picayune
"A dark and fascinating landscape of horror that deserves to the shelved between In Cold Blood and Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil."—Bookviews101
"The writing is evocative, and the two collaborators skillfully weave the narratives back and forth to create, at times, a razor's edge of tension."—Chicago Tribune
"A gripping tale."—Denver Post
"One of the best true-crime mysteries I've ever read... Nonfiction doesn't get any better than this."—Kansas City Star
"A most unconventional thriller, a real life murder mystery in which the authors become the suspects... Fascinating."—Associated Press
"A riveting true story involving murder, suicide, rumor, poisoning, body parts sent by mail, prosecutorial vendettas, and even satanic sects."—Tucson Citizen
"Tightly calibrated suspense."—Entertainment Weekly
"A propulsive account."—Los Angeles Times