Dean Faiello had built a leading beauty business. He was handsome, charming and a fixture on the New York City club scene, but money was never enough for Dean Faiello. So he decided to work as a cosmetic surgeon, even though he had no medical degree or training. In the spring of 2003, a beautiful and successful woman named Maria Cruz went to Doctor Faiello for a relatively simple cosmetic procedure and she died while she was in his care. Faiello allegedly buried her body under a concrete slab at her Newark, New Jersey home and then went on the run.

This is Dean Faiello, who pretended to be a doctor and performed laser surgery. One of her patients, Maria Cruz, had an adverse reaction to an anesthetic she used and because Dean Faiello was already being investigated for performing medical functions without a medical license, she decided not to take her to the hospital and instead he died. This is especially tragic since his reaction to the drug could have been easily treated if Dean had been a doctor.

The story depicts Dean Faiello’s life as a charming and handsome gay man and his relationships throughout his life until he was extradited from Costa Rica to stand trial in the United States for the murder of María Cruz.

I can usually tell how good a book is by how long it takes me to read it. If a book is really good, I take half a day to finish it. Some books I don’t even finish, but I must say that with true crime books this rarely happens. This book took me 3 days. I think it is well written. This is also the first book I’ve read written by Diane Fanning. I saw her website and promptly ordered 6 of her books. Personally, I prefer female authors, so I decided to check out her writing style. Nothing bad. I will read a few more of her books before making my final decision.

The book delves into the story of Dean Faiello delving into his early childhood up to the time of the murder. Diane Fanning provides information on all of his relationships, including his adult relationships, to give the reader an idea of ​​the kind of man Dean Faiello was, and she succeeds in doing so very well. The book is easy to read and flows effortlessly. He was especially interested in the fact that he had an absent father as he analyzed these true crime stories endlessly. I believe that this fact contributed greatly to his later criminal behavior.

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