{"product_id":"9780446537414","title":"The Monster of Florence","description":"In the nonfiction tradition of John Berendt (\"Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil\") and Erik Larson (\"The Devil in the White City\"), \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Douglas Preston presents a gripping account of crime and punishment in the lush hills surrounding Florence, Italy.\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 14\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e 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. \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. Like 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.","brand":"Grand Central Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47105155105008,"sku":"9780446537414","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780446537414_p0.jpg?v=1763702732","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780446537414","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}