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

Describes how Maria Cruz, a beautiful and successful woman seeking a simple cosmetic procedure, ran afoul of Dean Faiello, a beauty expert who worked as a cosmetic surgeon despite his lack of a medical degree or training, only to end up dead, buried beneath a concrete slab of his Newark, New Jersey, home. Original.

Describes the brutal murder of twenty-three-year-old, pregnant mother Bobbie Jo Stinnett, who had been strangled to death and had her baby cut from her womb, and the arrest of Elizabeth Montgomery, who had met the victim in an Internet chat room for dog breeders, for the killing. Original.

Describes the case of Michael Peterson, a decorated former Marine and acclaimed novelist, who was accused of the cold-blooded murder of his wife, Kathleen, after it was discovered that her death was eerily similar to the death of his neighbor in Germany sixteen years earlier. Original.

Describes the criminal career of serial killer Richard Marc Evonitz, a seemingly ordinary and charming man living in an exclusive South Carolina neighborhood, who was responsible for a horrific string of crimes marked by kidnapping, rape, sexual sadism, and murder, until his final teenage victim managed to outwit him. Original.

Describes the murderous cross-country odyssey of Tommy Lynn Sells, a one-time truck driver, carnival worker, and drifter, who slaughtered men, women, and children in a two-decade crime spree, until ten-year-old Krystal Surles survives his violent attack and is able to lead authorities to the perpetrator. Reissue.

RED BOOTS & ATTITUDE speaks to every Texas woman. It echoes her spirit, her strength and her indomitable will. This unique collection, edited by Texas authors Diane Fanning and Susie Kelly Flatau, showcases the fiction, creative non-fiction and poetry of established and emerging Texas Women Writers. Featuring the creative non-fiction of Liz Carpenter (award-winning author of Starts With a Laugh) and Farnoosh Moshiri (Bartheleme Memorial Fellowship for non-fiction, 1996), the poetry of Teresa Palomo Acosta (Voertman Award for Poetry, 1993) and Vicky Charleston (Best Texas Poet-Austin International Poetry Festival, 1995), and the short fiction of Suzy Spencer (New York Times Bestseller) and Ruth Pennebaker (finalist for the Book Publishers of Texas Award for Best Book for Children and Young People, Texas Institute of Letters) and many others.

Product Description: In The Windwalkers, a psychologist battles her inner demons to find the strength she needs to eliminate a new form of dependency that has permeated every facet of society. It is an intriguing blend of satisfying story line and a serious social consciousness that weaves together the quirky possibilities of a Dean Koontz novel with a feminine sensitivity...read more