The Monster of Florence - Couverture souple

Preston, Douglas

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0446551694 ISBN 13 : 9780446551694

Editeur : Grand Central Publishing, 2009

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

In the nonfiction tradition of John Berendt ("Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil") and Erik Larson ("The Devil in the White City"), New York Times bestselling author 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 14 th 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.

Quatrième de couverture :

'A rigorous study of a case that gripped the Italian media. Part thriller, part police-procedural' Financial Times

'Compulsive reading' The Sunday Times

'A rattling good story' Daily Telegraph

The 'Monster of Florence', Italy's answer to Jack the Ripper, murdered seven couples in secluded areas outside of Florence over a period of ten years, from 1974 to 1985; he left behind mutilated corpses and a media frenzy. Bestselling thriller writer Douglas Preston and Italian crime reporter Mario Spezi decided to jointly investigate these chilling, unsolved murders. In their quest to identify the killer, they uncovered a murky world of accusations, suspicion, a corrupt police force and a killer always one step ahead. Gripping from beginning to end, this latest edition now includes an explosive new afterword about the recent and much-publicised murder of a British student, Meredith Kercher, and its connection to the monster case. This is a remarkable and harrowing true story of murder, mutilation, and vengeance - with Preston and Spezi caught in the middle.

'A book that anybody who enjoys crime and horror stories should read' Evening Standard, Book of the Week

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Grand Central Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0446551694
• ISBN 13: 9780446551694
• Reliure: Poche
• Nombre de pages: 432