description: 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?
language: English
title: A Case of Need
titlecomplete: A Case of Need
genres: Medical, Mystery, Suspense, Novels, Thriller, Medicine, Fiction, Science Fiction, Mystery Thriller, Crime
ratings_count: 38246
places: Boston, Massachusetts
awards: awardedAt: -31507200000
name: Edgar Award
category: Best Novel
publisher: Smithmark Publishers