Under the Knife

by Karen Roebuck

A shocking true account of attempted murder, degradation, and violence details the case of Dr. John Christ, a Houston plastic surgeon who performed multiple plastic surgeries on his wife Carol to mold her into the perfect woman, and who shot her in the side of the face when she tried to leave him, forcing her to undergo a bevy of painful reconstructive surgeries. Original.

Genres: True Crime

445 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published February 1, 2002

Reviews

[Ronnie Cramer · Rating 1 out of 5]

Four-hundred-forty-five pages is a long haul when a book is loaded with unsympathetic characters and written by an author who traffics in gossip, rumor, and innuendo. I made it to page 300 before I decided to end the torture.

[Jennifer Willis · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was my plastic surgeon in early 1991 when all this crazy stuff was going on! WOW! I had no idea! What I did learn, years later, when trying to get medical records was he was in prison. He was nice enough to respond to my letter asking what manufacturer he was using at the time. Great book! As a former paramedic, I enjoyed all the medical details. Surely an eye opener! You never know what other people are going through, even if they live in great houses and appear to have all the trappings of wealth!

[Nranger7]

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[James Simms · Rating 4 out of 5]

Just an update. John Christ, the former plastic surgeon who served some 20 years for this crime died in Tampa, Florida of a heart attack on December 12, 2024. He was 78 years old.

[Natalie Peterson · Rating 3 out of 5]

It maybe wasn't the best written true crime book, but it was interesting. The cover was a bit cheesy. I wish I could know more about how the people involved are doing now.

[Koren · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is mostly about the victim. She survived the attempt on her life by her plastic surgeon husband. While she is an intelligent person (she is an RN in a large hospital) she doesn't make very good choices in relationships, rushing into several marriages that didn't last very long. Her last husband shoots her in the head and from there most of the book talks about her many surgeries and medical difficulties. I thought this was an interesting read, but if you don't like medical drama you may not like it.