{"product_id":"the-monster-of-florence-2","title":"The Monster of Florence","description":"Read the true story that inspired the hit Netflix series! Douglas Preston, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Lost City of the Monkey God, 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.\n\nIn 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.\n\nThis 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.\n\nLike 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.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1455573825\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.1455573825.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Preston, Douglas|Spezi, Mario\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Book has little sign of wear or use  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43397580324925,"sku":"BVV.1455573825.VG","price":5.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/1455573825-0_36ad1f09-18e8-4fc7-bfca-5b0b70c80989.jpg?v=1784927648","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/the-monster-of-florence-2","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}