TekWar (TekWar, #1)

"Everyone's favorite starship captain has boldly gone where he has never ventured before!"--Wall Street Journal.. William Shatner now turns his talent to a stunning novel of future shock--drug wars in the Los Angeles of the 21st century. HC: Putnam. From Publishers Weekly In his first novel, actor Shatner delivers a hard-boiled private eye story set against a science fiction background. Ex-cop Jake Cardigan, framed for dealing "Tek," a popular 22nd-century drug, is released from controlled coma to search for a missing scientist. "While the writing is awkward in spots, the pace is unrelenting," commented PW. Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Library Journal An ex-policeman caught in the schemes of drug lords, unscrupulous businessmen, and his one-time allies turns private detective to track down a missing scientist whose invention could win the war against the insidious computerized drug known as "Tek." Set in a futuristic, high-tech world of robots, androids, and designer drugs, this first novel by Shatner (better known as Star Trek 's Captain Kirk) should appeal to most fans of fast-paced sf action-adventure. Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. Enter Series Index : 01 of 09 Test Search : Tek War / William Shatner Record Notes : Cover Checked 07 21 Calc Series Group : Tek War Calc Series A (group): Tek War Number of Words in Auth: 2 Formats : EPUB ES Cover Quality : ICBF ES Suffix : _ Quick Search : William Shatner Tek War Test Compare Series to Entered: eq Has Cover : Yes All Identifiers : isbn:9780441802081 Test Text Series Index: 1 Single Author : William Shatner Raw Title : Tek War Compare Author : eq Sorted Author by LN, FN: Shatner, William EBook : Have ES Group : SIPZ_E_Only Title Length : 7 Calc Force Series : .Tek War Title Parm A : Tek War Calc ESI Combined : 01 of 190 Record ID : 2750 Enter New Series (Calced): SIPZ_E_Only.Tek War.Scifan.01 of 09._.ICBF ES Name : Tek War Calc Genre : Tek War Uncomma Author : William Shatner ES Genre : Scifan Calc New Series : Tek War.... Calc ESI Part 3 : 09 Calc ESI Part 2 : of Calc ESI Part 1 : 01 ABook : E_Only Num of Aut : 1 TekWar is the story of ex-cop Jake Cardigan, who's framed for dealing an addictive brain stimulant called Tek and sentenced to fifteen years of suspended animation. Now, mysteriously released after four years in the "Freezer," Cardigan is on the loose...and out for justice. In twenty-second century Los Angeles, ex-cop Jake Cardigan finds himself framed for dealing Tek--a mind-altering, addictive, computerized drug--and on a mission to clear his name and clean up the threat to the galaxy Ex-cop Jake Cardigan, who's framed for dealing an addictive brain stimulant called Tek, is mysteriously released after four years in the "Freezer," and he's on the loose and out for justice