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Masquerade

A True Story of Seduction, Compulsion, and Murder

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Masquerade

Auteur(s): Lowell Cauffiel
Narrateur(s): Chris Abernathy
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A psychologist's secret life on the seedy side of Detroit gets him entangled with a prostitute - and her murderous pimp - in a "compelling work of true crime" (Detroit Free Press).

In the exclusive suburb of Grosse Pointe, Alan Canty was a respected psychologist, with clients drawn from wealthy families across Detroit. But at night, he ventured into the city's seedy south side, where, under the name Dr. Al Miller, he met with prostitutes. One girl in particular caught Dr. Al's eye: a skinny teenage drug addict named Dawn, an ex-honor student who had fallen under the spell of a pimp named Lucky. Canty became their sugar daddy, spending thousands to buy them clothes, cars, and gifts. But when the money ran out, Canty's luck went with it - and he was soon found hacked to pieces, his body scattered across Michigan.

Covering the trial for the local press, Lowell Cauffiel became enthralled by this story of double lives and double crosses. In this thrilling true-crime tale, Cauffiel shows what happens when deception turns fatal.

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This Lowell Cauffiel narrative follows a fascinating murder-dismemberment in a suburb of 1980s Detroit. Alan Canty - psychologist/author/autism researcher and loving husband & son takes on the persona of 'Dr. Al Miller', and gets involved with a junkie prostitute (Dawn Spens) & her scumbag pimp boyfriend (John "Lucky" Fry) in a living-on-the-edge free-spending "Sugar Daddy" relationship.. and suffers the consequences. The writing is capable, the research is exhaustive, the crime is captivating, and the whole scenario is fed by strikingly "human" motivations (some supportable and some abhorrent - all dysfunctional).
Unfortunately, Cauffiel dramatizes the events heavily - scripting conversations, for example - to the point that the documentary feels fictional - or inauthentic at best.

As to presentation: Reader Chris Abernathy delivers the book with solid professionalism. His female voice interpretations are often pretty weak.. but I enjoyed the "above-average" performance overall.

Altogether, 'Masquerade: A True Story of Seduction, Compulsion, and Murder' is an artistic license-heavy story about a secret double life that rates 6.5 stars out of 10. Cauffiel doesn't offer much insight, but relates a fascinating crime. As a 'Plus' option, the couple of quiet afternoons that the audiobook occupied were appreciated. When Audible asks for a Credit, however, you should spend it elsewhere.

"Based On A True Story"

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