A Case of Need
Author: Jeffery Hudson
Desc: Written as Jeffery Hudson in 1968. 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?