The Vulcan Academy Murders

Captain Kirk becomes an interplanetary homicide detective!
The Vulcan Academy Murders is a Pocket TOS novel – #20 in the numbered series – written by Jean Lorrah. Published by Pocket Books, it was first released in .
== Summary ==
;From the book jacket
:Kirk and McCoy accompany Spock to the Vulcan Academy Hospital, seeking experimental treatment for a badly wounded crew member. Spock's mother is also a patient in the hospital, and Kirk soon becomes involved in the complex drama of Spock's family…
:Suddenly, patients are dying, and Kirk suspects the unthinkable – murder on ! But can he convince the Vulcans that something as illogical as murder is possible? Until the killer is caught, everyone is in danger!
== Memorable quotes ==
"What happened on that mission, father? You never would tell me, but I remember you returned home with the vestiges of… a black eye."
"True, but I also returned home with your mother."
"Oh no, I think I'm beginning to see what happened here. The warlord thought you had brought Amanda… as a gift for him?"
"You should consider a career in the diplomatic service, Jim."
:-Spock, Sarek, and James T. Kirk
"Your mother will say you are too thin."
"Mother always says I am too thin."
:-Sarek and Spock, undressing for before visiting Amanda's stasis cell
"Why did you marry her, Father?"
"At the time..."
"No. You are not teasing Mother now. I wish to know, truly, why you chose an Earthwoman."
"I did not. I chose Amanda, who happens to be an Earthwoman."
:-Spock and Sarek
== Background information ==
* This is author Jean Lorrah's first Star Trek novel.
* The Science Fiction Book Club released a special edition of this novel in hardback in .
* This novel was followed up with #38, The IDIC Epidemic.
=== Cover gallery ===
File:The Vulcan Academy Murders SFBC hardback cover.jpg|SFBC hardback cover
File:The Vulcan Academy Murders 1988 reprint cover.jpg| reprint cover
== Characters ==
=== Canon characters ===
;James T. Kirk
;Spock
;Leonard McCoy
;Hikaru Sulu
;Pavel Chekov
;Sarek 
;Amanda Grayson
;T'Pau
;Joseph M'Benga
=== Non-canon characters ===
;Daniel Corrigan : Human doctor and longtime friend and colleague of Sorel. 
::He is also featured in The IDIC Epidemic.
;Eleyna Miller : Sarek's assistant at the Vulcan Academy.
;Carl Remington : Ensign serving on the Enterprise.
;Sorel : Vulcan healer, and longtime friend and colleague of Daniel Corrigan. 
::He is also featured in The IDIC Epidemic.
;Soton : Son of Sorel.
;Storn : Vulcan engineer.
;T'Mir : Daughter of Sorel. 
::She is also featured in The IDIC Epidemic. Not to be confused with the T'Mir featured in as they are unrelated characters.
;Sendet: classmate of T'Mir, attempting to court her.
;T'Par : Vulcan healer working with Sorel.
;T'Zan : Wife Of Sorel.
== References ==
;: Kirk recalls the crew's first meeting with Sarek and Amanda;
;: McCoy suggests to Spock that he "play chess" with the Vulcan Science Academy's computer to discover the root of the tampering, the same way he discovered Benjamin Finney's tampering with the Enterprise computer.
;kahs-wan
;Klingon
;Kolinahr
;Orion
;pon farr
;Rigel
;sehlat
;Shakespeare
;Surak
;T'kuht: The sister planet of Vulcan was first named in a 1975 fanzine headed up by Gordon Carleton. The Vulcan Academy Murders by Jean Lorrah was the first licensed publication to pick up the name. Later, in 1988 the spelling would be adjusted to T'Khut in Spock's World by Diane Duane before finally being canonized in 2023 by .
;T'Pring
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;Vulcan Science Academy
== External links ==
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