cover image Tek War

Tek War

William Shatner. Ace Books, $5.99 (0pp) ISBN 978-0-441-80208-1

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. (Aug.)