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Jake Cardigan hunts an assassin bent on killing civil servants in this sci-fi thriller by the iconic Star Trek actor and New York Times –bestselling author. A French diplomat is walking alone down a darkened Paris side street, when a killer emerges from the shadows. He stuns the Frenchman, cuts his body into quarters, and leaves a note that reads: “This is for Brazil!” It is the ninth murder in this fashion in the last two months—a string of round-the-world killings that strikes show more fear into the hearts of all those connected with the bloody Brazilian wars of the past decade. But as private eye Jake Cardigan is about to discover, the culprit is far more treacherous than the average serial killer. As he makes his way through Europe’s seamy corners, Cardigan begins to suspect that the trail of death may lead back to his old nemeses, the drug kingpins known as Teklords. As international peace teeters in the balance, Cardigan must stop the murders or risk being drawn and quartered himself. This ebook features an illustrated biography of William Shatner including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author’s personal collection. show lessTags
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More shenanigans by Shatner's sleuth Jake Cardigan and his sidekick Gomez who, unlike the previous two novels, pretty well gets co-star billing in this one. Like the first two in the series, it is uncanny how, everywhere they go, they know people. I swear, between the two of them they know the entire population of the world! It takes away a certain amount of realism from the story. Still, lots of action and drama in this book making it somewhat enjoyable. As I've lamented before, the science aspect of this science fiction is lame, but the dystopian aspect actually got better.
This was much better than the movie version. Though someone should have explained the concept of constitutional monarchy to Shatner.
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William Shatner is an actor and writer. He was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on March 22, 1931. He graduated from McGill University in 1952. Shatner made his acting debut at the Montreal Playhouse in 1952 and performed with the Canadian Repertory Theatre in Ottawa. From 1954 to 1956 he appeared in the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Ontario show more and in 1956 he made his Broadway debut in Tamburlaine the Great. In 1966, Shatner was cast as Captain James Tiberius Kirk in the TV series Star Trek. The TV show inspired several film spin-offs, the early ones starring the original cast. Shatner directed Star Trek V. He also co-starred in a law-related series on television called Boston Legal with James Spader. In addition to acting, Shatner began a career as a writer of science fiction novels. The first one, Tek War, was published in 1989. Shatner has also written his memoirs, Star Trek Memories. He was nominated for an Emmy Award in 1999 for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his performance as The Big Giant Head on the TV series 3rd Rock From the Sun. Shatner's title co-authored with David Fisher, Leonard: My Fifty-Year Friendship with a Remarkable Man, was a New York Times betseller in 2016. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- TekLab
- Original title
- TekLab
- Original publication date
- 1991
- People/Characters
- Jake Cardigan
- Related movies
- TekWar: TekLab (1994 | IMDb)
- Dedication
- This work is dedicated to
Marcey, Leslie, Liz and Melanie.
with a small thank you to Grant.
and a large one to Mary Jo. - First words
- The Killer was carrying two weapons
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)"But in that short interval between troubles," said Gomez, "we can enjoy ourselves, Amigo."
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