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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. An interesting education on the inner-workings of the Italian legal system and how a monster got away with murdering 14+ people over the course of many years. Hate to say that a story about a serial killer is entertaining, but I was captivated by the story and how it unfolded. What if Under the Tuscan Sun had been written by Kafka? You would have The Monster of Florence, the true story of a decades-long investigation into a rash of Ripper-like murders in the vicinity of Florence. The appeal is not so much the usual true-crime recipe of forensics, psychological suspense and morbid fascination. It's more of a travelogue from hell - a portrayal of Italy and the Italians that you won't find in Fodor's. The portrayal of the Italian "justice" system is horrifying, albeit sometimes horrifyingly funny. With the caveat that Preston has a personal ax to grind against the system, I guess it's all true. And after a slow start, gripping as hell. It's hard to believe that this is a true, ongoing story. An American writer and an Italian journalist team up to begin researching the Monster of Florence, a serial killer who preyed on young couples parking in the hills around Florence, Italy. The book exposes the convoluted Italian judicial system who many years after the killings stop even accuse the writing pair of the crime. The case is still unsolved. I read about 2/3 of this... it was pretentious. 0.080 seconds to build listing
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0446581194, Hardcover)In the nonfiction tradition of John Berendt ("Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil") and Erik Larson ("The Devil in the White City"), New York Times bestselling author Douglas Preston presents a gripping account of crime and punishment in the lush hills surroundingIn 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. (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:02 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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The latter part of the story about Spezi's fight against the judicary and his jailing and trial is actually more interestinged than the serial killings which is what drew me to the book in the first place.
Fascinating story, though it moves much to slowly to be highly recommended. (