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The Monster of Florence
Edition: Unabridged
by Douglas Preston
read by Dennis Boutsikaris
Subject(s): Nonfiction True Crime
Number of parts: 8
Duration: 9 hours, 48 minutes
File size: 140987 KB
In 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. 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.
My comments;
I got my copy from the NLS unabridged site. Douglas Preston was born to write this book, after learning of the murders, he just had to stop and write this
fascinating story. The bazaar twists came in the way the Italian police handled everything. I was truly amazed how and what they got away with. At the
end of the audio recording is an interview with Douglas Preston. This was a very good book. The fact that it is a true story and what Preston and Spezi
went through to write the book is like something out of a novel in it's self. Don't be looking for a Pendergast or other Preston work of fiction in this
story, it's not there. What is though, is a chilling story of murder and secrets. I give it a 5 out of 5.
Happy reading,
Carla/TexasRed