A Case of Need

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Publication Year:
2013

ISBN-13: 9781453299319

<DIV><P><B>The death of a doctor&rsquo;s daughter may be malpractice&mdash;or murder&mdash;in this novel by a #1</B><I><B> New York Times</B></I><B><I>&ndash;</I></B><B>bestselling author: &ldquo;I loved it&rdquo; (Stephen King).</B><BR /><BR /> In the tightly knit world of Boston medicine, the Randall family reigns supreme. When heart surgeon J. D. Randall&rsquo;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?</P>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&rsquo;t the one who wielded the scalpel. Behind this gruesome death, Berry will uncover a secret that would shock even the most hardened pathologist. <P>An Edgar Award&ndash;winning novel by the author of such blockbusters as <I>The Andromeda Strain</I> and <I>Jurassic Park&mdash;</I>and creator of the long-running NBC drama <I>ER&mdash;A Case of Need</I> is a &ldquo;superb&rdquo; medical-thriller mystery (<I>Los Angeles Times</I>).</P><I>This ebook features an illustrated biography of Michael Crichton including rare images from the author&rsquo;s estate.</I></DIV>