Poison Candy: Library Edition MP3 CD – MP3 Audio, July 28, 2015

"Poison Candy" provides an in-depth look at the Dippolito murder-for-hire case where Dalia conspired to have her husband Mike murdered. The story is something out of a Hollywood movie: boiler room scams, felons, prostitution, drugs, a less than year-long marriage, and an extravagant lifestyle that contributed to both Dalia and Mike's downfalls. Dalia, painted to be a woman to whom no man could say no, had affairs, one of her "friends with benefits", Mohammed, being the one to turn her into the police in an attempt at escaping prosecution. Dalia caught him in her web of lies and Mohammed knew if he didn't do something, he would be implicated when Mike turned up dead.Police hatched a plan to videotape the murder-for-hire meetings and went so far as to stage a murder scene to test Dalia's reaction, enlisting the help of the reality television series COPS (who happened to have been riding along) to make it look all the more authentic. Under the guise of being a news crew, COPS films Dalia's reaction to the news that her husband has been murdered (something she knows because she financed the hit). When she later finds out Mike (who she had been stealing money and property from, had turned into the police to have his probation violated on several occasions, and has planted drugs on in an attempt at sending him back to jail) is alive, she looks to downplay what she had attempted to do, saying it was an elaborate plot to get a reality television show.The book starts fast, with several chapters offering an inside look at Mike and Dalia's lurid meeting, their whirlwind romance, and the long list of terrible ways Dalia was trying to ruin her new husband. This is the meat of the book. The story is complicated and there are a lot of players, double-dealings, and deceptions. The author does a good job helping keep these things straight, if not too good a job. The repetition did slow down the pace. About a third of the way in, we get into the rambling transcripts that become an annoyance. These aren't well-spoken people, there's a lot of round about conversation, more double-talk, and the sense that we're going to be beat over the head with the same handful of "facts." My least favorite part of the book is that soggy middle, but the unfiltered look at what was say, where, how, and by whom does lend context and character. The closing arguments wrap everything up, connecting all of the dots, and leading to what seems an inevitable (and inevitably overturned) sentencing. There's no feeling of justice, only the sense that if one sticks to their story well enough, clings to the absolute fabricated truth, that commitment will bear fruit. I feel terrible for Mike, but you know, every story has two sides. This book is in no way written from Dalia's. A good true crime read. Sometimes fact is stranger than fiction.

The author, Elizabeth Parker, was the lead prosecutor for this trial & for all Dalia's machinations & maneuverings, Ms Parker does an admirable job weaving it all together to make a cohesive & readily understandable case. Dalia was a master manipulator of men & was able to make them perform to her demands, however evil or illegal an act! Until one of them came to their senses & grew a conscience, something that she couldn't possibly perceive as she had practically made her cons an art! It almost appears in her short history that these all came naturally to her, that it was INGRAINED! That's frightening!Ms Parker does a remarkable job sorting out the huge amounts of cash that was involved & even draws a great deal of sympathy for Mike, Dalia's husband & intended target, though it was very difficult to feel compassion for a grown man who was so enamored of their sexual relationship that he didn't see remotely what was coming! I found Dalia's methods were quite well thought out & planned but things didn't readily fall into place in this particular con game & thus events spiraled out of control & she became sloppy, in her increasingly frantic methods to get to her intended goal.All in all, it's a fascinating book & gives one a great & interesting view inside the mind of a female sociopath & the lengths they go to in getting what they want....in this case, greed! If not for one man who had discomfort & distaste in his role & the likely outcome, this would more than likely be a murder trial!

The premise was good but the writing relied heavily on transcripts which seemed "cold" when read. While the story itself was interesting and the woman involved very materialistic to the point she would do almost anything for "more", her greed was her downfall. While married to her husband she was busying herself with other men. When she burned through the husband's money she hired a hit man to kill her husband and take over any property which she could sell.After figuring out how serious she was, one of the guys she was doing turn himself into the police in order to stop her. The police set up a fake crime scene of her husband's death.

Great book. Ms. Dipolito is an interesting woman with an extensive history of breaking the law. The book is well written and easy to read. I particularly like the parts where actual transcripts of interviews and testimony are provided. This case was highly publicized and the author provides background info about the media coverage which was very interesting. Good buy and very entertaining.

The book was interesting, and a very easy read. It dragged on a bit, and had lazy writing writing where the author (prosecutor) copied and pasted copious amounts of testimony. I followed along on You Tube for the murder for hire video, COPS video.

What an amazing book, if I didn’t have a life, I would’ve read it within a day. Thank you for writing and sharing your side of the story with us. Poison Candy included so many close details that I don’t really remember in the shows I’ve seen about this case or read elsewhere and well worth the read coming from someone who actually worked the case.

This was an awesome read. It was more in detail than what was showed on TV and YouTube. It took me only 24 hours to read this! I couldn't put it down!!

Having first hand exposure to this case, I was interested in seeing how the book would play out. Ms. Parker did a good job of presenting all the facts & including a few things that weren't presented in court.

Enjoyed the book although not the outcome for this dreadful woman

The book is in excellent condition, very happy.