A Case of Need: A Suspense Thriller

by Michael Crichton

Overview

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR MICHAEL CRICHTON’S EDGAR AWARD-WINNING NOVEL

The author of cutting-edge bestsellers like Jurassic Park and The Andromeda Strain, Michael Crichton 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 medicine, A Case of Need is powerful, compelling, informative, and suspenseful—classic Crichton at his best.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780451210630
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	08/05/2003
Edition description:	Reissue
Pages:	416
Sales rank:	152,763
Product dimensions:	6.88(w) x 10.90(h) x 1.00(d)
Lexile:	650L (what's this?)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Michael Crichton was the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the groundbreaking novels The Andromeda Strain, The Great Train Robbery, Jurassic Park, Disclosure, Prey, State of Fear, Timeline, Sphere, and Congo, among many others. His books have sold more than 200 million copies worldwide, have been translated into thirty-eight languages, and have provided the basis for fifteen feature films. He was the director of the films Westworld, Coma, The Great Train Robbery, and Looker, as well as the creator of the television series ER. Crichton remains the only writer to have a number one book, movie, and TV show in the same year. He died in 2008.

Hometown:

Los Angeles, California

Date of Birth:

October 23, 1942

Date of Death:

November 4, 2008

Place of Birth:

Chicago, Illinois

Place of Death:

Los Angeles, California

Education:

B.A.. in Anthropology, Harvard University, 1964; M.D., Harvard Medical School, 1969

Website:

http://www.michaelcrichton.net/

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"I love anything Michael Crichton writes, but his early medical thrillers have been favorites of mine." -Stephen King

Editorial Reviews

Praise for Michael Crichton and A Case of Need

“Superb.”—Los Angeles Times

“Fast-paced.”—The New York Times Book Review

“Wildly exciting.”—St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“The story is dramatic, plausible, well-written and not only medically accurate but medically fascinating.”—The Minneapolis Tribune

“I love anything Michael Crichton writes, but his early medical thrillers have been favorites of mine.”—Stephen King

“Crichton’s writing is cinematic, with powerful visual images and nonstop action. [His books] should come with hot buttered popcorn.”—Newsweek

From the Publisher