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Terrible news. He battled 'a private war with cancer' For a guy who went through medical school (though he quit to write) it makes me wonder what he was thinking.
Surprisingly terrible news indeed.

I have an aversion to paying 20+ dollars for books. I find being 6-8 months behind and only paying 7 dollars much more agreeable.

Are you also collecting his pseudonyms?

I'd start at Timeline. Kind of a modern sci-fi thriller. If you want to learn about the author himself read Travels. He talks about dropping out of medical school to become an author and dealing with...

I just started his A Case Of Need (written under his the moniker Jeffery Hudson back in 69) and its pretty darn good. Usually not for medical thrillers, but, of course, having taken medical school...

Crichton writes about his insecurities about himself and overcoming them. The first 1/3 is his experiences in med school and the last 2/3rds are about him visiting different countries (hence Travels)...

Has anyone read Travels? EXCELLENT book. Possibly the best non fiction book I have ever read.