Word for Word Author Series: Douglas Preston and Mario Spezi June 11, 2008

Crime-novelist Douglas Preston’s chilling account of a legendary serial killer, known as the “Monster of Florence”, who continues to haunt the Italian police, courts, people, and himself – even after 40-years. Mario Spezi is an Italian journalist who has been investigating the Monster of Florence case since the first murders in 1974. Douglas Preston and Mario Spezi will be interviewed by Sarah Weinman, author of Confessions of an Idiosyncratic Mind, followed by a Q & A and booksigning. Note: This will be the only venue in America in which Mario Spezi will also be signing books.

The event is FREE and open to the public. For updates and additional information, please visit the website at www.bryantpark.org. The Bryant Park Reading Room located on the 42nd Street side of the park - under the trees - between the back of the NYPL & 6th Avenue. Look for the burgundy and white umbrellas. Rain Venue: Library of the General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen
20 West 44th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenue).

Official Website: http://www.bryantpark.org/calendar/wordforword.php