▁on ▁inter views ▁with ▁the ▁vict ims ' ▁families , ▁the ▁investig ators , ▁the ▁att or ne ys , ▁and ▁Jones ▁herself . ▁The ▁authors ▁summar ize ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁murder ▁trial ▁and ▁the or ize ▁that ▁Jones ▁intention ally ▁triggered ▁medical ▁issues ▁in ▁the ▁inf ants ▁to ▁act ▁as ▁a ▁hero ▁during ▁the ▁result ant ▁Code ▁Blue ▁emer gen cies . ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁reception ▁General ▁reception ▁for ▁the ▁book ▁was ▁positive ▁and ▁Dead ly ▁Medicine ▁was ▁a ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁Best s eller ▁for ▁seven ▁weeks . ▁The ▁book ▁received ▁positive ▁reviews , ▁with ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Times ▁writing ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁" dist ingu ished ▁by ▁thorough ▁research ▁and ▁a ▁keen ▁understanding ▁of ▁human ▁character — even ▁of ▁Jones ' ▁motiv ation ." ▁ ▁Book list ▁specifically ▁noted ▁the ▁book ' s ▁" ch illing ▁ver acity ," ▁de em ing ▁it ▁" st rik ing ▁for ▁the ▁feeling ▁of ▁hor r ifying ▁power less ness ▁it ▁prov okes ▁as ▁Jones ▁mur ders ▁again ▁and ▁again ." ▁According ▁to ▁Kirk us ▁Re views , ▁Dead ly ▁Medicine ▁is ▁" an ▁eng ross ing ▁and ▁readable ▁sh ocker ." ▁ ▁Dead ly ▁Medicine ▁was ▁listed ▁on ▁The ▁Sunday ▁Te legraph ' s ▁Local ▁Best ▁S ellers ▁in ▁paper back ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁ ▁Television ▁adaptation ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁the ▁book ▁was ▁adapted ▁into ▁a ▁made ▁for ▁television ▁movie ▁st arring ▁Ver onica ▁Ham el ▁as ▁ped iat ric ian