by Michael Crichton · PLAZA& JANES/JET · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788401492396
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«Un caso de urgencia» is the medical thriller novel by Michael Crichton, published by Plaza & Janés in paperback (384 pages, in Spanish).
Medical suspense in a hospital setting: an urgent case confronts the characters with difficult decisions, ethical dilemmas, and professional tensions that test their judgment. The novel maintains a breakneck pace and an atmosphere of constant uncertainty.
Michael Crichton wrote this work under the pseudonym Jeffery Hudson. Published in 1968 as «A Case of Need», it won the Edgar Allan Poe Award. The translation is by Margarita García de Miró.
For fans of medical suspense and mystery novels, as well as the work of Michael Crichton.
John Michael Crichton was an American author, screenwriter and filmmaker. His books have sold over 200 million copies worldwide, and over a dozen have been adapted into films. His literary works heavily feature technology and are usually within the science fiction, techno-thriller, and medical fiction genres. Crichton's novels often explore human technological advancement and attempted dominance over nature, both with frequently catastrophic results; many of his works are cautionary tales, especially regarding themes of biotechnology. Several of his stories center on themes of genetic modification, hybridization, paleontology and/or zoology. Many feature medical or scientific underpinnings, reflective of his own medical background.
