Poison Candy

The Murderous Madam; Inside Dalia Dippolito's Plot to Kill

By: Elizabeth Parker, Mark Ebner

Narrated by: Karen White

In August 2009 former madam Dalia Dippolito conspired with a hit man to arrange her ex-con husband's murder. Days later it seemed as if all had gone according to plan. The beautiful young Dalia came home from her health club to an elaborate crime scene, complete with yellow tape outlining her townhome and police milling about. When Sgt. Frank Ranzie of the Boynton Beach, Florida, police informed her of her husband Michael's apparent murder, the newlywed Dippolito could be seen on surveillance video collapsing into the cop's arms, like any loving wife would do. The only things missing from her performance were actual tears.

And the only thing missing from the murder scene was an actual murder.

Tipped off by one of Dalia's lovers, an undercover detective posing as a hit man met with Dalia to plot her husband's murder while his team planned then staged the murder scenario - brazenly inviting the reality TV show Cops along for the ride. The Cops video went viral, sparking a media frenzy: twisted tales of illicit drugs, secret boyfriends, sex for hire, a cuckolded former con man, and the defense's ludicrous claim that the entire hit had been staged by the intended victim for reality TV fame.

In Poison Candy, case prosecutor Elizabeth Parker teams with best-selling crime writer Mark Ebner to take listeners behind and beyond the courtroom scenes with astonishing, never-before-revealed facts, whipsaw plot twists, and exclusive details far too lurid for the trial that led to 20 years in state prison for Dalia Dippolito.

©2014 Elizabeth Parker (P)2015 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Much detail not heard before

While the reader’s voice bothered me at first, I found this to be a good book on Audible.
After I became accustomed to the reader’s cadence, I was enthralled in the details of the is case. This book covers many details that I had not heard prior.
I recommend this book. Hang in there, the readers. Get past the reader’s strangely “choppy” cadence and you will enjoy the listen!

How she thought she would get away with it defies belief....

The only thing that would have made this audio book better is if the narrator spoke with a lisp when speaking as Dalia

Sampson and Delilah

What did you like best about Poison Candy? What did you like least?

I liked the message, but felt that this book was far to long.

What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?

The fact that the protagonist was apparently so blind to his wife's bs was interesting. On the other hand this made the book redundant and it drew out a pretty open and shut case.

Did the narration match the pace of the story?

The narrators pace was fine, but her voice was obnoxious.

Could you see Poison Candy being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?

This is a 48 hours or dateline special and I enjoyed the hour segment much better.

Any additional comments?

Odd title for this book.

Dalia Dippolito's Web

It was very enjoyable to get an in depth background to all of the main "characters" in the Dalia Dippolito drama. However, Elizabeth Parker comes off sounding like a very full of herself prosecuting attorney throughout the entirety of the book, which at times can make you roll your eyes hard. Elizabeth Parker should have known that this is not a likable trait since she was after all; writing a book about a highly full of herself Dalia. None of the less, it is an interesting read if you want to know more about this case in greater detail. I would have rated it a 5 star overall if the author had been less of a braggart throughout this book.

Amazing and scary and kinda sad, could not put down!

Best read book EVER! It was like a radio play, i love Brooks books!
My only complaint is why have to make it all
About blood guts killing?
Thank Jesus for Max Brooks!!