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The USS Enterprise is rocked when science officer Lynn Costa is found dead in her lab. Costa, celebrated for her collaborative research with her husband Emil, had earned the Federation’s highest honors. Captain Jean-Luc Picard assigns Lt. Worf and Counselor Deanna Troi to investigate the murder. Their probing of the ship’s science facilities reveals a tangled web of deception and madness. Worf and Troi soon confront a relentless assassin driven by revenge, turning the hunt for justice into a battle for survival.
First publish date: 1991
Genre: Science Fiction/Space Opera
Authors: John Vornholt
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