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A Case of Need is a medical thriller/mystery novel written by Michael Crichton, his fourth novel and the only under the pseudonym Jeffery Hudson. It was first published in 1968 by The World Publishing Company (New York) and won an Edgar Award in 1969.
A Case of Need is Michael Crichton's award-winning debut novel, written shortly after he completed his medical internship. Set against the ever-building pressure and pace of a large Boston medical center, the tensions flare-and explode-when a surgical operation tragically ends in death, raising countless questions.
Nov 15, 2021 · A fictional story of a Chinese abortionist in Boston in the late '60s, when abortion was illegal. His friend, a pathologist, tries to prove his innocence after a young woman dies from a botched abortion.
English. 416 pages ; 18 cm. Murder? Botched surgery? Accidental malpractice? Someone violating the Hippocratic oath? No one knows exactly ... Only one doctor is willing to push his way through the hidden medical data and secrets to learn the truth. "A Signet book." "AE 8366"--Spine. Access-restricted-item. true. Addeddate. 2023-02-17 14:26:41.
A Case of Need. Michael Crichton, Jeffrey Hudson. Signet, 1969 - Abortion - 416 pages. Was it murder? Was it horrible botched surgery - accidental malpractice? Was someone in the great Boston...
A Case of Need is Michael Crichton's award-winning debut novel, written shortly after he completed his medical internship. Set against the ever-building pressure and...
Nov 1, 1995 · Case of Need was Published in 1968 long before Roe vs. Wade. This book addresses the issue of legalized abortion set in a time when only men were doctors and women for the most part might be teachers, secretaries or nurses.
