No One Is Perfect

The True Story of Candace Mossler and America's Strangest Murder Trial

By: Ron Smith

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Thirty years before the O.J. Simpson case, America was fascinated by another "trial of the century."

Jacques Mossler, a prominent financier known as "King of the Installment Loans", was brutally murdered in his Key Biscayne apartment. Suspicion quickly fell upon Melvin Lane Powers, the shady nephew of Mossler's wife Candace. When investigators discovered that "Candy and Mel" were carrying on an incestuous love affair, the pair were charged with the crime.

The Miami trial featured the legendary defense attorney, Percy Foreman, whose outrageous tactics created a number of memorable moments. A colorful parade of prosecution witnesses shared tales of recruiting hit men, and the unusual relationship between the glamorous aunt and her nephew.

No One Is Perfect is a thoroughly researched account of the landmark trial and the life of its chic blonde defendant.

Truth is better than Fiction

I loved all the details in this true crime summary! Thank you friend Ron Smith.

Make use of the fast forward button.

There's a lot of background information that seems superfluous. However the story (apart from the unnecessarily verbose histories) is solid. I'm not a fan of virtual voice, it's definitely lacking in...well, humanity. It sounds like one of the voices that lists medication side effects instead of a person reading a story about human behavior.

AI is the Antithesis of Audio Books

The story was interesting in the amount of corruption there was/is in the legal system. If you are wealthy, you can escape justice. That is what you get out of this story.

On the listening side, the AI was horrible and the reason people listen to books is for the voice and personality. Only a human can inflect emotions humans have and carry a sense of the reader. The reader brings their personality to the work. Many follow particular readers for their innate ability to tell the story.

good recounting of a sordid atory

the book itsepf is very well written with interesting details of a long trial and the tricks if the lawyers but the story of Candy Mossler is sad but true.

Juries are pretty stupid sometimes.

Candy and Melvin were 2 peas in a pod. It’s hard to believe it’s a true story and it’s also unbelievable that a jury could be so dense.
Over all it was a good listen.