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100 1 _aMichael Crichton
245 1 _aA Case of Need
260 _bSignet
300 _a416 pages
520 _aA 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?
650 _aMystery
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