The Monster of Florence

The ‘Monster of Florence, Italy’s answer to Jack the Ripper, murdered seven couples in secluded areas outside of Florence over a period of ten years, from 1974 to 1985; he left behind mutilated corpses and a media frenzy. Bestselling thriller writer Douglas Preston and Italian crime reporter Mario Spezi decided to investigate these chilling, unsolved murders. In their quest to identify the killer, they uncovered a murky world of accusations, a corrupt police force and a killer always one step ahead.

Gripping from beginning to end, this latest edition now includes an explosive new afterword about the recent and much-publicised murder of a British student, Meredith Kercher, and its connection to the monster case. This is a remarkable and harrowing true story of murder, mutilation and vengeance – with Preston and Spezi caught in the middle.