Mario Spezi

Mario Spezi in 2010.

Mario Spezi (born July 30, 1945) is an Italian journalist and author. He wrote the non-fiction, true crime book, The Monster of Florence with American author Douglas Preston. Additionally, he is credited by Preston for providing details used in the novel Brimstone.

Spezi spent much of his career tracking the case of the notorious serial killer known as the Monster of Florence. He was even jailed on charges of impeding the investigation, though the charges were overturned on appeal.

Spezi also wrote the film Il Mostro Di Firenze (1986), based upon his novel. The film aired in Italy and the United States.

He is a devout Roman Catholic.^[1]

Selected works

In Italian

• Il Mostro Di Firenze (1983)
• Ritratti distratti: [catalogo della mostra a] Firenze, Loggia Rucellai, maggio-giugno 1988 (1988)

In English

• The Monster of Florence: A True Story ("Dolci colline di sangue") with Douglas Preston (2008)

In German

• Der Engel mit den Eisaugen with Douglas Preston, ed. Knaur, Germany (2008); on Amanda Knox case

References

Further reading

• Douglas Preston; Mario Spezi (June 19, 2008), The Monster of Florence, Grand Central Publishing, ISBN 978-0-446-58119-6 .

External links

• Media related to Mario Spezi at Wikimedia Commons
• Mario Spezi at the Internet Movie Database
• The Atlantic Magazine - The Monster of Florence