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A crisis for Captain Picard – or a case for Dixon Hill, private detective?

Summary

From the book jacket: Captain Jean-Luc Picard has long enjoyed playing the part of Dixon Hill, a hard-boiled private eye straight out of American pulp fiction. His holographic excursions into 1940s San Francisco, a colorful world of gunplay and gangsters, provide a welcome diversion from his hefty responsibilities as a Starfleet captain.

But not this time.

The starship Enterprise has lost power and control, its own momentum carrying it ever deeper into a dangerous zone of warped space and time. And the only way out is hidden somewhere in the mean streets and back alleys of old Frisco. But so is a cold-blooded murderer....

Now Dixon Hill, alias Jean-Luc Picard, must get to the bottom of a tangled mystery that threatens the lives of everyone aboard the Enterprise!

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Background

The novel is based upon the TNG episode "The Big Goodbye".
A Hard Rain was originally intended for publication in a serial format, with one chapter appearing in Pocket Books' releases each month (as with Starfleet: Year One). The decision was made to publish the story as a standalone novel instead.

Characters

Jean-Luc Picard: Enterprise-E captain.
Beverly Crusher: Enterprise-E CMO.
Data: Enterprise-E Lieutenant commander
Geordi La Forge: Enterprise-E Chief Engineer
Bell
Ghost Johnson
Shoe
Joe "the Undertaker" Morgan
Arnie Andrews
Redblock
Barringer
Mr. Whelan: Enterprise-D Officer
Mr. Evans: Enterprise-D Officer

References

holodeck, San Francisco

Timeline

1940s
2370s

External link

A Hard Rain at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works

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+;From the book jacket
-;From the book jacket : ''[[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard]] has long enjoyed playing the part of [[Dixon Hill]], a hard-boiled [[detective|private eye]] straight out of [[US|America]]n pulp fiction. His [[hologram|holographic]] excursions into [[1940s]] [[San Francisco]], a colorful world of gunplay and gangsters, provide a welcome diversion from his hefty responsibilities as a [[Starfleet]] captain.
+:''[[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard]] has long enjoyed playing the part of [[Dixon Hill]], a hard-boiled [[detective|private eye]] straight out of [[US|American]] pulp fiction. His [[hologram|holographic]] excursions into [[1940s]] [[San Francisco]], a colorful world of gunplay and gangsters, provide a welcome diversion from his hefty responsibilities as a [[Starfleet]] captain.''
-:''But not this time.
+:''But not this time.''
-:''The [[starship]] [[USS Enterprise-E|''Enterprise'']] has lost power and control, its own momentum carrying it ever deeper into a dangerous zone of warped [[space]] and [[time]]. And the only way out is hidden somewhere in the mean streets and back alleys of old Frisco. But so is a cold-blooded murderer....
+:''The [[starship]] [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E)|''Enterprise'']] has lost power and control, its own momentum carrying it ever deeper into a dangerous zone of warped [[space]] and [[time]]. And the only way out is hidden somewhere in the mean streets and back alleys of old Frisco. But so is a cold-blooded murderer....''
-:''Now Dixon Hill, alias Jean-Luc Picard, must get to the bottom of a tangled mystery that threatens the lives of everyone aboard the ''Enterprise''!
+:''Now Dixon Hill, alias Jean-Luc Picard, must get to the bottom of a tangled mystery that threatens the lives of everyone aboard the ''Enterprise''!''
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-==Quotes==
+== Background ==
+*The novel is based upon the [[TNG]] episode {{e|The Big Goodbye}}.
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+*''A Hard Rain'' was originally intended for publication in a serial format, with one chapter appearing in [[Pocket Books]]' releases each month (as with ''[[Starfleet: Year One]]''). The decision was made to publish the story as a standalone novel instead.
-==Background==
+== Characters ==
-Novel based upon the [[TNG]] episode "[[The Big Goodbye]]".
-==Characters==
 ;[[Jean-Luc Picard]] : ''Enterprise''-E captain.
 ;[[Beverly Crusher]] : ''Enterprise''-E [[CMO]].
+;[[Data]] : ''Enterprise''-E [[Lieutenant commander]]
+;[[Geordi La Forge]] : ''Enterprise''-E Chief [[Engineer]]
+;Bell
+;Ghost Johnson
+;Shoe
+;Joe "the Undertaker" Morgan
+;Arnie Andrews
+;Redblock
+;Barringer
+;Mr. Whelan : ''Enterprise''-D Officer
+;Mr. Evans : ''Enterprise''-D Officer
-==References==
+== References ==
 [[holodeck]], [[San Francisco]]
-===Timeline===
+=== Timeline ===
 * [[1940s]]
 * [[2370s]]
+== External link ==
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