CONTAMINATION (John Vornholt) - September 29/11

This rather underwhelming ST: TNG novel generally feels like a subpar episode of the show; it's got some good stuff in it, but on the whole, it's pretty unmemorable. It doesn't help that Troi receives much of the focus here, nor does it help that the identity of the murderer is almost unreasonably obvious. Still, it's enjoyable enough and the climax was genuinely exciting. **1/2 out of ****