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A Case of Need

By: Michael Crichton, Jeffery Hudson
Narrated by: Nick Podehl
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The death of a doctor’s daughter may be malpractice - or murder - in this novel by a #1 New York Times-bestselling author: “I loved it” (Stephen King).

In 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.

An Edgar Award-winning novel by the author of such blockbusters as The Andromeda Strain and Jurassic Park - and creator of the long-running NBC drama ER - A Case of Need is a “superb” medical-thriller mystery (Los Angeles Times).

©1968, 1996 by Jeffery Hudson; Copyright renewed 1996 by CrichtonSun LLC (P)2015 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.
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Crichton, no need to say more

loved it. I'm a bjg fan. really appreciate the information he always gives at the end of hos sfories where be presents the science and data.

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Interesting, but...

I thought this started out very well, but it fizzled for me in the end. I feel it gives an objective view to support legal abortions and staging the story in the 1960’s shows how little some of society has not changed their view.

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Abortion from the early 70s.

a story of the evils associated with abortion, and the truth. how doctors dealt with it before Roe vs Wade.

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Abortion drama

Excellent story of a pathologist that gets wrapped up in an abortion gone wrong. The twisted relationships between the various characters made for a very good read.

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Excellent

Very good story - I had a hard time stepping away from it. I highly recommend this.

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A Case Of Need

As a OB- GYN nurse for 33+ years, this book was right down my alley.
I found it very enthralling and interesting, I especially liked all of the appendix info at the end!!!!! Good job!!!! 💐

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Great story

First off -I’ve never seen the movie adaption but I enjoyed the book. You have to remember that the timeframe is old - like phone booths for a dime, .20 cent burgers. The story is well written in fact you would think Michael Crichton was a doctor. Imagine Quincey Jones and the Fugitive. John is a pathologist (autopsy doc) who investigates his fellow doctor and friend to find the truth and get him free from the crime he’s allegedly committed. There are some racial remarks but again it’s the timeline. Well worth reading/listening to.

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I enjoyed this book very much as I can relate to so many procedures as a registered nurse. I really learned the perspective of what it the other coworkers and their various duties which are fascinating.

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a little dated,

some of the medical terms were mispronounced, but still a fun listen
I like Crichton a lot.

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MY FAVORITE 😍

I read this book as a child and it immediately became one of my favorites. I read it again as an adult and still love it. With everything going on in today's political climate, this read was very fitting.

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