Under the Knife: A Beautiful Woman, a Phony Doctor, and a Shocking Homicide

Diane Fanning

ISBN 10: 0312939523 / ISBN 13: 9780312939526

Published by St. Martin's True Crime Classics April 2007, 2007

Seller Inventory # 316836

Synopsis:

Handsome, charming, and a fixture on the New York City club scene, Dean Faiello had built a thriving beauty business. But money was never enough for Faiello, whose hard-partying ways constantly left him on the edge of ruin. So he did the unthinkable and worked as a cosmetic surgeon—even though he had no medical degree, or training whatsoever.
 
In the spring of 2003, a beautiful, successful woman named Maria Cruz went to “Doctor” Faiello for a relatively simple cosmetic procedure…and succumbed to a fatal complication while under his care. Faiello allegedly buried her corpse beneath a concrete slab at his Newark, New Jersey home—and went on the run. It was only after Cruz’s body was found that the true callousness of Faiello’s plan would be dissected…and he would be accused of putting her
 
UNDER THE KNIFE

About the Author:


DIANE FANNING is the author of the Edgar Award finalist Written in Blood: A True Story of Murder and a Deadly 16-Year-Old Secret That Tore a Family Apart, as well as Through the Window: The Terrifying True Story of Cross-Country Killer Tommy Lynn Sells; Into the Water: An Astonishing True Story of Abduction, Murder, and the Nice Guy Next Door; Gone Forever: A True Story of Marriage, Betrayal, and Murder; Baby Be Mine: The Shocking True Story of a Woman Accused of Murdering a Pregnant Mother to Steal Her Child; and the co-editor of Red Boots & Attitude. She lives in New Braunfels, Texas. Visit her Web site at www.dianefanning.com.


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Diane Fanning is the author of the Edgar Award finalist Written in Blood: A True Story of Murder and a Deadly 16-Year-Old Secret That Tore a Family Apart. Her other works of true crime include the best-selling Mommy’s Little Girl, A Poisoned Passion, The Pastor’s Wife, Gone Forever and Through the Window. She has been featured on 48 Hours, 20/20, Court TV and the Discovery Channel, and has been interviewed on dozens of radio stations coast to coast. Before becoming a nonfiction writer, Fanning worked in advertising, and she earned more than 70 Addy Awards. She lives in New Braunfels, Texas.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Under the Knife: A Beautiful Woman, a Phony ...
Publisher: St. Martin's True Crime Classics April 2007
Publication Date: 2007
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Condition: Used - Good