{"product_id":"the-monster-of-florence-9781455573820","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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe thrillers of Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child \"stand head and shoulders above their rivals\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e). Preston and Child's famed Pendergast series includes the novels \u003ci\u003eRelic\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Cabinet of Curiosities, \u003c\/i\u003eboth chosen by readers in a National Public Radio poll as being among the one hundred greatest thrillers ever written. \u003ci\u003eRelic\u003c\/i\u003e was also adapted into a number-one box office hit movie. In addition to his novels, Preston writes about archaeology for \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSmithsonian \u003c\/i\u003emagazines. Lincoln Child is a former book editor who has published five novels of his own, including the huge bestseller \u003ci\u003eDeep Storm\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReaders can sign up for The Pendergast File, a monthly \"strangely entertaining note\" from the authors at their website www.PrestonChild.com. The authors welcome visitors to their alarmingly active Facebook page, where they post regularly.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Grand Central Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50612863893778,"sku":"9781455573820","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bf099166-8fb8-465b-9cf5-629f6fd7c380.jpg?v=1732379164","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-monster-of-florence-9781455573820","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}