The Monster of Florence (Paperback)

from bxwretlind

I've read quite a few true crime books and this was more interesting from a writer's point of view. However, I didn't feel as connected as I thought I might to both Preston and Spezi.

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 ehines

Really, there's too much to tell in this book--the story of the monster of Florence, the story of the almost farcical police investigation, the story of Douglas Preston getting involved in the case, the story of Mario Spezi the co-author and news reporter who reported the case from start to non-f...

from PirateJenny

America isn't the only place with serial killers. But for some reason, the story of the Monster of Florence didn't make it over here until a U.S. writer ended up involved. I'd heard about this story a year or two ago when I saw it on Dateline. Honestly, the judicial system there makes ours look s...

from DrApple

The details of the murders are horrifying, but the workings of the Italian legal system are even more frightening.