A crisis for Captain Picard—or a case for Dixon Hill, private detective?—A Hard Rain is a Star Trek: The Next Generation novel written by Dean Wesley Smith, released in March 2002.
Description[]
- 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 USS 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!
Summary[]
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References[]
Characters[]
- Arnie Andrews • Brad Barringer • Dan Bell • Benny the Banger • Harvey Upstairs Benton • Carter • Beverly Crusher • Jessica Daniels • Douglas • Data • Evans • Ghost Johnson • Geordi La Forge • Joe Morgan • Jean-Luc Picard • Danny Shoe • Spot • Stanley • Whelan
- Referenced only
- Marci Andrews • Slippery Stan Hand • Dixon Hill • Lenny • Felix Norman • Cyrus Redblock
Starships and vehicles[]
Locations[]
- Blackness • holodeck
- Referenced only
- San Francisco (North America, Earth, Sol system)
Races and cultures[]
States and organizations[]
Science and technology[]
- energy • gun • holodeck • holographic program • lifeform • matter • space • star • star system • starship • time
Ranks and titles[]
- captain • chief medical officer • commander • commanding officer • doctor • lieutenant commander • operations manager • private detective • second officer
Other references[]
- 20th century • 24th century • auriferite • Cinerama • clothing • death • Federation Starfleet ranks • government • history • humanoid • movie • nation-state • planet • races and cultures • rank • technology • title • water • weapon • year
Chronology[]
- 1940s
- The Dixon Hill stories are published, taking place contemporary to this modern era.
- 2377
- The Enterprise-E is imperiled.
Appendices[]
Related media[]
Images[]
Connections[]
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| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: Progress |
Next Adventure: Shattered | |
External links[]
- A Hard Rain article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.