Finished “A Case of Need”.
- Author: Michael Crichton writing as Jeffery Hudson
- First Published: January 1, 1968
- Score: 7/10
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. Was it accidental malpractice? A violation of the Hippocratic oath? Or cold-blooded murder?
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