Bibliograph

Case of need, a novel, Michael Crichton writing as Jeffery Hudson

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Case of need, a novel, Michael Crichton writing as Jeffery Hudson

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Case of need

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

854852926

Responsibility statement

Michael Crichton writing as Jeffery Hudson

Series statement

The med school years

Sub title

a novel

Summary

When one doctor is accused of murder, it takes another to set him freeIn 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.This ebook features an illustrated biography of Michael Crichton including rare images from the author's estate

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