The Monster of Florence (Hardcover)

from japaul22

This is a non-fiction book about a serial killer in Florence, Italy. The case is unsolved. The first half of the book goes through the crimes, describing the murders of couples "caught in the act" in their cars in the hills of Florence. As horrifying as the description of the crimes is, it is not...

from Opinionated

There are really two books here. Book 1 works well - a summary of the crimes of the monster, the public reaction and hysteria, the police hunt, likely suspects considered, arrested and discounted, and the authors' own opinion as to who the likely perpetrator is. And their suspicions, although bas...

from ccourtland

If you're a fan of true crime novels, then you will enjoy this book. It is along the lines of Anne Rule novels or a 48 hrs. of hard evidence, the extended version. Preston details the blunders behind the case of the Monster of Florence and exposes the corruption in the Italian legal system. He il...

from sharlene_w

The first half, dealing with the serial killings that took place for roughly twenty years from the mid 60s to the mid 80s, was relatively interesting. The second part covering the investigation--the arrests of various suspects, the examination of the Italian judicial system--was a real snoozer. C...

from nemoman

Preston moves to Florence with a plot for a murder mystery. He contacts Spezi, a writer and expert, inter alia, on Italian police procedures, for information to use in his novel. He then gets caught up in Spezi's obsession with a real life serial murder mystery - the monster of Florence. This non...