The Patrian Transgression (Star Trek #69)

The U.S.S. Enterprise is sent to Patria I to discuss that world’s application for Federation membership. But Captain Kirk and his landing party soon discover that the Patrians have a strict system of laws — laws that are enforced by a telepathic police force.

In the midst of this startling revelation, the crew find themselves in the middle of Patria’s growing political unrest. Caught between the Patrian telepathic police force and a deadly group of terrorists, Kirk, Spock, and the others must fight for their lives on a world where their thoughts make them criminals — and all crimes are punishable by death.