"A gripping true account of serial murder, suspicion and punishment in idyllic Florence"
"Douglas Preston is a renowned author of both fiction and non-fiction, including The Codex, Relic and The Book of the Dead (co-written with Lincoln Child), which topped the New York Times bestseller list for six weeks. He has written articles for The New Yorker, Reader's Digest, National Geographic, Harper's, Smithsonian and Atlantic. He also worked for the American Museum of Natural History as managing editor of Curator magazine. Mario Spezi is an Italian journalist writing for La Nazione, who has been investigating the Monster of Florence case since the first murders in 1974."
"An intriguing and fascinating page-turner... with as many twists
as a novel... Tuscany is as vividly drawn as the people who inhabit
its landscape ... a cracking read"
*Minette Walters*
"This is a book that anyone who enjoys crime and horror stories
should read"
*Evening Standard*
United in their obsession with a grisly Italian serial murder case almost three decades old, thriller writer Preston (coauthor, Brimstone) and Italian crime reporter Spezi seek to uncover the identity of a vicious serial killer in this chilling true crime saga. The murders took place outside of Florence where Preston had moved with his family. From 1974 to 1985, seven pairs of lovers parked in their cars in secluded areas were brutally killed. With all of the chief suspects acquitted or released from prison on appeal, the authors began to snoop around, although witnesses had died and evidence was missing. Preston and Spezi's sleuthing continued until ruthless prosecutors turned on the nosy pair, jailing Spezi and grilling Preston for obstructing justice. Only when Dateline NBC became involved in the maze of mutilated bodies and police miscues was the authors' hard work rewarded. This suspenseful procedural reveals much about the dogged writing team as well as the motives of the killers. Better than some overheated noir mysteries, this bit of real-life Florence bloodletting makes you sweat and think, and presses relentlessly on the nerves. (June 11) Copyright 2008 Reed Business Information.
"An intriguing and fascinating page-turner... with as many twists
as a novel... Tuscany is as vividly drawn as the people who inhabit
its landscape ... a cracking read" -- Minette Walters
"This is a book that anyone who enjoys crime and horror stories
should read" -- David Sexton * Evening Standard *
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