Michael Crichton writing as Jeffery Hudson: A Case of Need (USA 2013)

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The death of a doctor's daughter may be malpractice -- or murder -- in this novel by a #1 New York Times-bestselling author: "I loved it" (Stephen King).
In the tightly knit world of Boston medicine, the Randall family reigns supreme. When heart surgeon J. D. Randall's teenage daughter dies during a botched abortion, the medical community threatens to explode. Was it malpractice? A violation of the Hippocratic Oath? Or was Karen Randall murdered in cold blood?

The natural suspect is Arthur Lee, a brilliant surgeon and known abortionist, who has been carrying out the illegal procedure with the help of pathologist John Berry. After Karen dies, Lee is thrown in jail on a murder charge, and only Berry can prove his friend wasn't the one who wielded the scalpel. Behind this gruesome death, Berry will uncover a secret that would shock even the most hardened pathologist.

An Edgar Award-winning novel by the author of such blockbusters as The Andromeda Strain and Jurassic Park -- and creator of the long-running NBC drama ER -- A Case of Need is a "superb" medical-thriller mystery (Los Angeles Times).

This ebook features an illustrated biography of Michael Crichton including rare images from the author's estate.

Michael Crichton writing as Jeffery Hudson: A Case of Need. A Novel. Open Road Media, ISBN: 9781453299319 (July, 2013), eBook, 9 MB (ca. 416 p.), $7.99.

Michael Crichton writing as Jeffery Hudson: A Case of Need (USA 2003)

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The author of cutting-edge bestsellers like Prey, Jurassic Park, and Disclosure and creator of television's ER -- Michael Crichton has captivated millions of fans by skillfully blending medical and scientific fact with pulse-pounding fiction. Written shortly after Crichton completed his medical internship, A Case of Need depicts the ever-building pressure and pace of a large Boston medical center. 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?

Supplemented with the author's fascinating appendices on the ethics of modern medicife, A Case of Need is powerful, compelling, informative, and suspenseful-classic Crichton at its best.

Michael Crichton writing as Jeffery Hudson: A Case of Need. Signet, ISBN: 0451210638 (August, 2003), 416 p., $7.99.

Michael Crichton writing as Jeffery Hudson: A Case of Need (UK 1995)

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Was it murder? Was it horribly botched surgery - accidental malpractice? Was someone in the great Boston medical centre - violating the Hippocratic oath? No one knows exactly... Only one doctor is willing to push his way through the mysterious maze of hidden medical data and shocking secrets to learn the truth. This explosive medical thriller is vintage Michael Crichton - with the breathtaking blend of riveting suspense and authentic medical detail that has made him one of today's most fascinating writers.

Michael Crichton writing as Jeffery Hudson: A Case of Need. Arrow, ISBN: 009960101X (December, 1995), 400 p., £5.99 (?).

Michael Crichton writing as Jeffery Hudson: A Case of Need (USA 1993)

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Was it murder? Was it horribly botched surgery -- accidental malpractice? Was someone in the great Boston medical center violating the Hippocratic oach? No one knows exactly why the beautiful young daughter of an important medical family bled to death on the operating table. But the doctor she helplessly trusted -- a brilliant, compassionate physician -- is accused of murdering her. And as passions and protests volcanically erupt, only one other doctor is willing to push his way through the mysterious maze of hidden medical data and shocking secrets to learn the truth about a surgical procedure that may have killed her. This explosive medical thriller by the bestselling author of Rising Sun and Jurassic Park is vintage Michael Crichton -- with the breathtaking brand of riveting suspense and authentie medical detail that has made him one of today's most fascinating writers.

Dr. John Berry is the pathologist who supports his colleague, Dr. Art Lee, who has been arrested for Karen Randall's death. The girl's socialite stepmother declares she has proof shown to him. The prosecutors and police are happy to oblige. Only Berry is willing to dig deeper into the seemingly open-and-shut case to save Lee. As his search for the truth takes him through hospital labs, mansions, and addicts* dens, from the depths of the sex and drug underworld to the heights of Boston society, John Berry meets with the shocking revelation that his own life, like the life of the colleague he is trying to save, is in deadly jeopardy.

Intensely timely and ranking with the most gripping and pesverful writing that Michael Crichton has produced, this classic spellbinding thriller of medical scandal and murder combines breathtaking suspense with a penetrating examination of America's medical establishment.

Michael Crichton writing as Jeffery Hudson: A Case of Need. Dutton, ISBN: 0525938028 (July, 1993), 319 p., $18.95.

Jeffery Hudson: A Case of Need (USA 1968)

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Doctor turns detective in a compelling novel that centers upon one of the most imperative and publicly discussed issues of the day.
Pathologist John Berry strips away the secrecy and hypocrisy that surround abortion when his best friend, Dr. Arthur Lee, is accused of performing the "scrape" that led to the death of Karen Randall, teenage daughter of a prominent Boston surgeon.

Art Lee, iconoclastic, troubled gynecologist, performs abortions because he feels a moral obligation to do so, and the entire medical community is aware of this. Dr. John Berry is certain that Lee is not responsible for Karen's death, and he is determined to prove it.

His search for the truth leads him through hospital labs, mansions, college dorms, addicts' pads. He rattles skeletons in high-class closets as he uncovers tawdry sexual secrets among the medical elite. He incurs the enmity of Boston society, the wrath of the police, and the revenge of the underworld all of whom are interested in obscuring the facts that surround Karen Randall's tragic death.

This tautly strung novel leads inevitably to a climax of violence and to a sobering revelation that goes to the heart of a sick society. Here, in language peppered with the irreverent abbreviations doctors use to reduce their life-and-death responsibilities to manageable dimensions, the author deals with the American attitude toward abortion and its effect on all of society. The story covers six suspenseful days that expose far more than the short, unhappy life of Karen Randall.

Jeffery Hudson: A Case of Need. A Novel. New York, Cleveland: The World Publishing Company / NAL, 1968, 243 p., $?.??.