Under the Knife by Diane Fanning

Under the Knife by Diane Fanning

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

Diane Fanning is a journalist and the author of twelve true crime books who has been nominated for an Edgar Award. She has appeared on the Biography, Investigation Discovery, and Oxygen Networks, as well as 48 Hours, 20/20, and the Today show, and has been interviewed by a variety of radio stations across the United States and Canada. Diane is a native of Baltimore, Maryland, who now resides in Bedford, Virginia.