Beauty Sleep: A Glamorous Mother, a Woman from Her Past, and Her Mysterious Death

By Michaele G. Ballard

Book Overview

On April 10, 2001, Sandra Baker, a recently separated, forty-five-year-old mother of two, went for a facelift-and a new lease on life. But the nurse anesthetist was a woman from her past. And Sandra's future was in jeopardy... Decades before, in a world of high school cliques and competition, Sally Jordan Hill had a crush on a guy whose attentions turned toward Sandra. Little did Sandra know how jealous Sally might have been... Once Nurse Sally had Sandra in her care, she administered a lethal dose of the painkiller Fentanyl. Within hours, Sandra was brain dead-and her death was ruled a medical mistake. But earlier, Sally's coworkers heard her say this: That's the woman who stole my boyfriend in high school . And soon, a determined detective would find new clues to convince a judge that Sandra's death was no accident. ... Beauty Sleep is the true story of glamor, jealousy ... and cold-blooded murder.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312947844
• ISBN13: 9780312947842
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: St. Martin's True Crime
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 4.1" x 6.6"

Customer Reviews

A Good Read

I found "Beauty Sleep" to be a very interesting and thought provoking book. It was a true account of a woman having plastic surgery and dying. It just so happened that an acquaintance was the CRNA caring for her. This could have been me or you who did not survive. It could have been me or you who was accused of her murder. Being in the medical field, I know that one mistake can cause loss of life or life long disabilities. I thought the book was very detailed and factual. It most certainly was not the bad read other reviewers gave it. It makes me wonder if they were acquainted with the "victim". A good read!