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"I love anything Michael Crichton writes, but his early medical thrillers have been favorites of mine." -Stephen King
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Michael Crichton writes as Jeffery Hudson in this medical thriller set in the Boston medical centre. Things are going horribly wrong but only one doctor is willing to find out why. Full of suspense and authentic medical detail from the creator of >ER<.
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Sci-fi wizard Michael Crichton wrote this novel when he was still in medical school. In fact, he wrote many such novels under pseudonyms to pay his way through college. Then, this book won an Edgar Award, and everything changed!
'A Case Of Need' is a medical thriller along with a murder mystery thrown in. The story revolves around Dr. John Berry who works in a Boston Hospital. His best friend Dr. Arthur Lee is arrested and charged with murder caused by an abortion gone wrong. The deceased is the daughter or Dr. J. D. Randall, one of the most prominent doctors in town. Was it deliberate murder? Was it accidental malpractice? The police are under a lot of pressure, and finally slap charges on Dr. Lee. John Berry is convinced that Lee is innocent. He sets out on his own investigation into the matter.
It's a fast-paced mystery with the hero uncovering shocking secrets about the girl's life. Of course, it isn't as good as other mystery writers. After all, this was Crichton's first attempt at such a topic, and hardcore mystery fans may not find it much exciting. But the fact that Crichton is a doctor himself, makes up for this. The book has quite a few medical details about surgical procedures and the functioning of hospitals and also a lot of arguments on medical ethics.
Quite reminiscent of Robin Cook's medical thrillers but with a very different writing style, the story moves quickly, and seems to have lots of unexpected twists. All in all, it's a superb novel, combining elements of mystery and authentic medical detail making it one of the best books of it's kind.
Any fan of Crichton should not miss this book. Originally written under the pseudonym of Jeffery Hudson, this one's a rightful Edgar Award winner. Michael Crichton deserves all the praise he gets. Don't miss this one!
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This book won the 1968 Edgar Award for best mystery novel of the year. An obstetrician has been accused of performing an illegal abortion in Boston in the late 1960's. A pathologist discovers that the girl, who died in the emergency room of a hospital, wasn't even pregnant. He sets out to clear his friend of the charges. Although some of the discussions on abortion may seem dated, this is still a good mystery. Michael Crichton originally published this book under the pseudonym Jeffrey Hudson. Some earlier reviewers have suggested that he did this because of the controversy generated by the topic of abortion. While this undoubtedly was a factor, we also have to recall that this was his first book and Crichton was a medical student in Massachusetts at the time he wrote much of this book. I'm not sure if his faculty would have been too keen on having a student devote a significant fraction of his time to writing a novel instead of to his studies, had they known. But, I may be wrong. Some other reviewers gave it a low rating because it contained too much jargon. Of course, that is a trademark of this category of books; however, I seem to miss the jargon in this novel. Perhaps I missed it but "A Case of Need" seems to be the least technical of Crichton's books.
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Good Storyline, controversial topic, ineteresting plot development. One can't help but admire MC for putting himself through medical school by writing mass market paperbacks. The development of his brilliant writing style is evident in this book, and the characters and events are eerily realistic. Unfortunately, I couldn't handle the acronyms (with the accompanying footnotes)! Personally, I would have preferred the complete terminologies, because everytime I stumbled across an acronym (and then had to read the footnote), it broke my concentration. This marred my enjoyment of the book considerably. However, it is still worth buying.
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zu lange langweilig, erst später ein Spannungsbogen
Ich rate von diesem Buch ab. Es dauert einfach VIEL zu lange, bis sich eine richtige Spannung aufbauen möchte. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 30. Juni 2005 veröffentlicht
Fantaboulous
Only one Sentence :- This book is a treatise on how a novel should be written - this is what makes Crichton one of the greatest storytellers of our times.......
Veröffentlicht am 20. Juni 2000 von Rish
RATHER 4 1/2! EDUCATIONAL! EYE OPENER!
Chricton's 1st (but maybe one of his bests)novel was not merely a suspense/mystery story in a medical setting. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 26. Mai 2000 von "juj"
Great educational read
This book is on of the best of Crichton I've ever read. With the exception of his most recent novel, Jurassic and Congo I have read everyone of his novels. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 6. März 2000 von Kevin Sutton
Excellent story, excellent plot.
There should be more gripping novels of this type put out every year. This book relies on character interaction and a well thought out plot versus gimmicky techno garbage and other... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 4. Januar 2000 von DMF
Better than most of his stuff
It is a good, quick read - much like all other Crichton books. This one has more appeal to the medically oriented crowd. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 25. Dezember 1999 veröffentlicht
Skillful Thriller
Michael Crichton's A Case Of Need is a skillful thriller in which Crichton develops likable characters and inspires an excellent who-done-it. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 12. Dezember 1999 von Nick Musolino
A good book.... captivating 'till the end!
This book is absoloutly riveting! It has great writing and it starts the action right at the beging of the book, there was no waiting. I recomend it for a good read. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 19. November 1999 veröffentlicht
pretty good read
i was kind of suprised when i found out that this book was written in the 60's. It seems that this was a taboo topic (i was not alive yet) that nobody should have really written... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 8. Oktober 1999 veröffentlicht
A very good medical thriller
A Case of Need helped introduce some medical history, and medical terms to the layperson. It gives the reader the thrill of being on the treatment end of the ER. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 30. Juli 1999 veröffentlicht
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