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A Case of Need is a medical thriller/mystery novel written by Michael Crichton, his fourth novel and the only under the pseudonym Jeffery Hudson. It was first published in 1968 by The World Publishing Company (New York) and won an Edgar Award in 1969.
- Michael Crichton
- 1968
- Rare Med Thriller from Crichton
- Abortion Is Main Theme
- The Perils of Illegality
- Why No More Med Mysteries?
It’s a medical thriller, written under single-use pseudonym Jeffery Hudson. Not as groundbreaking in style as “The Andromeda Strain,” it’s still better than most of his John Lange pulp novels, where we can tell he’s still learning the craft. “A Case of Need” is easily readable for a layperson as Crichton blends hardboiled writing principles with wh...
While the novel is not only about abortion, that is the major theme. So in the appendix, Crichton outlines six arguments for and against the procedure being legal. As we’d see whenever he tackles an issue in his SF novels, he presents an issue from all sides. He takes a side, but the reader is welcome to disagree. The personal bias I bring to a nov...
In the end, I am morally pro-life, but pro-choice in legal terms — which is how the phrase is always used. At a couple points, Crichton illustrates the opposite POV: people who are pro-life in legal terms despite being morally pro-choice. As he notes in the appendix, some doctors in 1968 oppose abortion becauseit’s illegal. One character in the sto...
Reading this medical mystery that flows so naturally from the author, I wondered why Crichton didn’t write more than one. (Granted, “Andromeda” and “The Terminal Man”had aspects of medical drama before Crichton fully embraced his techno-thriller-writer rep.) I thought maybe the screen became his outlet for straight med mysteries. But not really: He...
Apr 19, 2019 · Michael Crichton, writing as Jeffery Hudson, won the 1969 Edgar Award for Best novel for his medical thriller, A Case of Need. [An abortion] is not a particularly difficult operation—a well-trained nurse can do it with no problem. There’s only one small catch. It’s illegal.
Feb 14, 2024 · A Case of Need (1968) – Micheal Crichton. Micheal Crichton’s writing, one time, as Jeffrey Hudson, delivers his first medical thriller filled with a number of themes that are still sadly too relevant today.
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.
A Case of Need looks at the ethics involved when a youngster captures the attention of journalists and receives a new liver and a large amount of cash, while another child with an equal...
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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.
