Obsession: The real story of the Monster of Florence

by Steve MacGregor

Are you ready to take a deep dive into darkness? This is the terrifying true story of a bizarre and brutal series of murders committed between 1974 and 1985 near the city of Florence in Italy. Over a period of nine years a sadistic serial killer killed and mutilated fourteen helpless victims and then hacked body parts from their corpses to take as macabre souvenirs.

Three men were convicted of these crimes, but there are serious doubts that any of them were really guilty. All that we are certain about is the chilling name given to this killer by an Italian Il Mostro, the Monster.

This book is based on extensive research using source material taken from police and Carabinieri investigations, witness statements and autopsy reports. It provides all the detail you need on the murders, the suspects and an investigation that still hasn’t ended. You’ll discover that all aspects of this horrifying story are linked by one obsession.

All that’s lacking is a solution to this baffling and enduring mystery. That’s down to you…

Are you ready to hunt for the Monster?

197 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 7, 2023

About the author

When I was around twelve years old, I decided to share some important information with my father: I knew what I wanted to do when I grew up. 'I'm going to be a writer!', I told him. He thought for a moment before replying: 'Don't be an idiot, boy. You'll be needing a proper job.'

And he was of course entirely right. I did need a proper job. Or several of them, because I never did find a career that fully engaged my attention. But all the time, I secretly still wanted to be a writer. I was lucky - I was able to find writing jobs with magazines at first and later with web-sites and they kept me happy when most of my proper jobs simply made me tired.

Now, I'm even more lucky. My two children have finished University and are becoming frighteningly grown-up. My wife (who, unlike my father, has always supported my desire to write) and I have been able to spend several years travelling the world and living and working in some delightful places including Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar and Italy before settling in Spain.

And now, finally, I can develop the career I always wanted - as a writer. I write blogs and articles for websites, I have clients for whom I write and edit in places as different as Vietnam and Australia and I finally have the chance to write book length fiction and non-fiction.

If you have read any of my books and enjoyed them, please take the time to complete a short review on Amazon and let others know why. If you have comments or questions on any of my books, please e-mail on stevemac357@gmail.com.