Beauty Sleep - by Michaele G Ballard (Paperback)

About the Book

On April 10, 2001, Sandra Baker, a recently separated, 45-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. Five hours later, Sandra was dead. Ballard chronicles the shocking true story of a 30-year-old grudge and its tragic outcome. Original.

Book Synopsis

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.

From the Back Cover

A SECRET HISTORY.

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

A THIRTY-YEAR-OLD GRUDGE.

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

A KILLER PLOT

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

With 8 pages of stunning photos!"

About the Author

Michaele G. Ballard is a journalist who has worked with People magazine since 1999. She has written news and feature articles for a number of national and local publications including the San Francisco Examiner, San Francisco Business Journal, Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Business Journal, Ventures, North Carolina Focus, andIndependent Filmmaker. She studied English and Creative Writing at Memphis State University and Journalism at Marin Community College in Larkspur, California. She now lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.