Deadly Masquerade: A True Story of Sexual Secrets, Illicit Passion, and Murder (St. Martin's True Crime Library)

Donita Woodruff was a young, single mother when she moved her family from small-town Oklahoma to Los Angeles. There she met film producer David Allen, and they were soon swept up in a love affair fit for the big screen. For Donita, her new life seemed too good to be true…until she met David’s ex-girlfriend, Valerie. 
 
Something wasn’t quite right about Valerie. Donita sensed the tall, striking woman was hiding a dark secret. Donita began sleuthing, only to receive menacing phone calls, causing her to fear for her and her children’s safety. She would go on to make the shocking discovery that Valerie was a man named Freddie Turner, who was still wanted in connection with a twenty-year-old murder investigation. 
 
Hidden lives, sexual secrets, a real-life cold case—this is the true story of a woman who, through a series of bizarre and shocking events, helped bring a fugitive killer to justice.