• Love Until Death

  • The Sudden Demise of a Music Icon and a Trail of Mystery and Alleged Murder
  • By: Mark Seal
  • Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
  • Length: 4 hrs and 43 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (974 ratings)

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Love Until Death

By: Mark Seal
Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
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Publisher's summary

The Talented Mr. Ripley meets Catch Me If You Can in this riveting, stranger-than-fiction story of the French con artist whose crimes span decades and continents.

In 2019, veteran journalist Mark Seal began investigating the suspicious death of music mogul Peter Ikin. Just 32 days before he was found dead in his Paris hotel room, Ikin had married a handsome, debonair Frenchman named Alexandre, who would claim to be entitled to his late husband’s fortune. As Seal dug into the case, he had no idea that tracing the incredible life of Alexandre Despallieres would take him from Paris to London to Beverly Hills, and unspool a web of intricate plots and deceptions that, for a time, made Despallieres a millionaire and left multiple alleged victims dead in his wake.  

Mark Seal uncovers impossible stories about a man who seems to evade justice at every turn. 

©2021 Mark Seal (P)2022 Audible Originals, LLC.

About the Creator

Mark Seal is the author of many nonfiction books, including Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli: The Epic Story of the Making of The Godfather, The Man in the Rockefeller Suit, about the audacious con artist and convicted murderer who called himself Clark Rockefeller, and Wildflower, about the amazing life and brutal killing of the pioneering wildlife filmmaker Joan Root in Africa. A journalist of more than 40 years, he is a special correspondent at Vanity Fair magazine, where he has written about crime, scandals and other topics since 2000. His 2016 Vanity Fair story about the Hatton Garden Diamond Heist, in London’s diamond district, is the basis of the 2018 feature film King of Thieves, starring Michael Caine and other elder statesmen of British cinema as the elderly thieves who pulled off "one last job."
He has twice been a National Magazine Award finalist for his stories in V.F. Prior to joining Vanity Fair, Seal wrote for a variety of national magazines and Texas newspapers and has served as a collaborator on more than 20 nonfiction books for major publishers.

About the Performer

Jonathan Davis is a critically acclaimed narrator and voice-over actor. His work as a narrator includes films and programming for National Geographic Television, NOVA, and PBS, as well as more than 500 audiobooks. Along with a variety of best sellers and award winners, he has narrated 40-plus titles in the Star Wars franchise. Jonathan has participated with Star Wars Celebration, and has built a significant fan base. He is a three-time recipient and 16-time nominee of the celebrated Audie Award, presented for excellence in audiobook narration. His work has been acclaimed by The New York Times, AudioFile Magazine, and USA Today. In 2017, Jonathan was inducted into Audible's Narrator Hall of Fame.

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Gripping

It was slow at first but quickly picked up pace and gripped me. The world of lies spun by Alex is astounding.

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Interesting story

Good performance. Good content. Sad that people are so deceitful and manipulative toward trusting people.

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Deadly

At first I was reminded of Ana Delvey but I changed my mind as the story was uncovered. This guy was deadly. Fascinating story.

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Feels like we needed a little more epitaph.

I like it. At the price as a man Audible subscriber, it’s ok, but it needed more of an epitaph.

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Compelling

I was definitely entertained by this story. The narrators performance was excellent. I only wish it was longer. Like he left a widow however the marriage was never discussed. I would highly recommend

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Unbelievable

I can’t believe how many people he fooled. I loved the way it was written and performed. I hope I’m NEVER bamboozled like that!

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interesting

Short story. How does one keep getting away...until he doesn't. Listen while going g to work.

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Loved every minute of it!

Couldn’t stop listening to it. Great story with a good ending. Maybe one of those rare occasions where I listen again in the future.

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Con Artist Killer

This was the story of a con artist and killer who got away with murder. After killing his own family, he tricks wealthy people into giving him money and their time. When the party was over, he would poison them, since it supposedly would be hard to trace. The bulk of this story took place in Europe and unfortunately the con artist and killer died before he could be brought to justice. A very sad story, with many good people whose lives were ruined. Jonathan Davis does a wonderful job on narration.

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Captivating

This is a captivating true story about a man who I would consider one of the most manipulative & crafty con artists. He was able to spin every situation he came across for a long time … until he wasn’t.

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