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A Captain Kirk Murder Mystery
Dr. Orville Boyd Jenkins
A review of the book by William Shatner, with Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens
Star Trek:  Captain's Blood (NY:  Pocket Books, 2003.  335p.)

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This story is set in the period following the movie Nemesis, about 6 years after his marriage to Teilani, narrated in the story Star Trek:  Ashes of Eden.  This story takes a turn from the traditional starship battled and Kilingon intrigues.  There are diplomatic intrigues and hidden Federation agendas, of course, but the story puts Kirk in a new role.

Kirk is recruited by Star Fleet Command to perform a civilian murder investigation after Spock is reported killed in a bomb blast assassination at a Romulan Peace Rally on Romulus.

The Next Generation crew join the mission as support for the mission in a disguised ship, though thing get confusing and the story becomes puzzling when their additional role of watchdogs becomes apparent.  An old opponent shows up to plague Kirk, and his son is in danger from an unstated plot the crew and Star Fleet Command are unaware of.

A good murder mystery with interesting turns, much in the vein of Sherlock Holmes.  Even non-SciFi fans will enjoy this story.

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First reading notes written 17 October 2006
Edited 20 October 2007
Finalized as a review and posted on OJTR 27 December 2007
Posted on Amazon 2 March 2009


Last edited 29 April 2010

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