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jlrmac 's review for:
A Case of Need
by Michael Crichton, Jeffery Hudson
Michael Crichton's first novel written in 1968 published under the name Jeffery Hudson, shortly after completing his medical internship. It is told from the perspective of a Boston pathologist (who happens to have some legal training) who dropped everything to find out about a colleague stuck in jail charged with performing an abortion (illegal at that time) which resulted in the death of a young woman (daughter of an important doctor) after she arrived in the emergency room. Lots of intrigue with trying to pin down the truth, exonerate his friend. The friend was involved with performing some abortions, but not this one. Lots of coverups, lies, and messy relationships. Acronyms and medical terms were explained in footnotes and an appendix--like a research paper. I think it was a pretty good debut novel.