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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.[1]
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Classical in form, grave, earnest and plot-driven.
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- gravecomic
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- Author
- Michael Crichton
- First published
- 1968
- Pages
- 334
- Publisher
- World Pub. Co., Dutton Books, New American Library
- Editions
- 52
- Language
- Chinese, German, French, Spanish
- ISBN
- 9789573262961
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