House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed is a novel by Sara Gay Forden. Published in 2001 by Custom House publishing, it explores the Gucci family, their fashion dynasty, and a gruesome murder that defined this great fashion house.
The novel tells the story of the apparent heir Maurizio Gucci’s murder by unknown individuals. His ex-wife is later arrested, charged, and imprisoned for the murder. Throughout the novel, we witness this family go through this tragedy at the helm of great wealth, influence, and immense scrutiny.
The Gucci family risks everything to ensure that their dynasty does not fall. The lengths these individuals are willing to go to protect their wealth is mind-blowing. Forden takes you into a world of high fashion, moral ambiguity, and capitalism. Despite it being a biographical memoir, the characters are engaging, exciting and utterly dramatic.
Forden is credited for deeply researching about the fashion house and providing a near accurate recollection of events. Ridley Scott acquired rights to the book in the 2000s. In 2021 the novel was adapted into a film with the same name, directed and produced by Ridley Scott.
The screenplay was written by Becky Johnston and Roberto Bentivegna. House of Gucci stars Lady Gaga as Patrizia Reggiani and Adam driver as Maurizio Gucci.
