{"product_id":"the-monster-of-florence-cd-9781600246647","title":"The Monster of Florence","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn the nonfiction tradition of John Berendt and Erik Larson, the author of the #1 \u003ci\u003eNYT\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Lost City of the Monkey God\u003c\/i\u003e presents a gripping account of crime and punishment in the lush hills surrounding Florence as he seeks to uncover one of the most infamous figures in Italian history. \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 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. \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.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50393822298385,"sku":"CIN1600246648VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1600246648.jpg?v=1751119422","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-au\/products\/the-monster-of-florence-cd-9781600246647","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}