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A Case of Need

by Michael Crichton · 1968

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Written as Jeffery Hudson in 1968.

A Case of Needis 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. Was it accidental malpractice? A violation of the Hippocratic oath? Or cold-blooded murder?

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1960s1960sMore like thisLess of thisBostonBostonMore like thisLess of thisCaliforniaCaliforniaMore like thisLess of thisMassachusettsMassachusettsMore like thisLess of thisUSAUSAMore like thisLess of this
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sciencescienceMore like thisLess of this
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adult
Length
long · 416 pages

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