'A relentlessly exciting, deeply intriguing insider's look at the prime years of the Apollo space program, ingeniously weaving together three of the coldest, darkest things in existence - Cold War politics, space, and murder' - Stephen Mack Jones, author of the August Snow series With Chris Hadfield it is, because everything he describes he has really seen' - Frederick Forsyth, New York Times bestselling author of The Day of the Jackal and The Fox Chris Hadfield is that guy' - Linwood Barclay, New York Times bestselling author of Find You First There's maybe one person on Earth with the writing chops and the expertise to write a to-the-Moon thriller this exciting, this authentic. I couldn't put it down' - James Cameron, writer and director of Avatar and Titanic It's a very rare book that combines so many things I love, from taut suspense and highly realistic action, to the golden age of space exploration. Strap in for the ride!' - Gregg Hurwitz, New York Times bestselling author of the Orphan X novels 'An explosive thriller from a writer who has actually been to Space and back. And who better to write about astronauts than an astronaut himself!' - Andy Weir, author of The Martian 'Commander Hadfield takes us on an exciting journey into an alternate past. an adroitly handled blend of twists and Cold War politics' - The Times 'This is such a terrifically confident, well-written thriller that to find it is the author's debut is unexpected' - Sunday Times Publisher: Quercus Publishing ISBN: 9781529406832 Number of pages: 480 Weight: 340 g Dimensions: 196 x 128 x 34 mm MEDIA REVIEWS Strap in and count down for the ride of a lifetime. Experience the dark majesty of space, the fierce G-forces of launch and the rush of holding on to the outside of a spacecraft travelling at 17,000 mph, as told by a former Commander of the International Space Station who has done all of those things in real life. But not everyone on board Apollo 18 is quite who they appear to be.įull of fascinating technical detail, twists and tension, The Apollo Murders puts you right there in the moment.
Houston flight controller Kazimieras 'Kaz' Zemeckis must do all he can to keep the NASA crew together, while staying one step ahead of his Soviet rivals. A quarter of a million miles from help.Īs Russian and American crews sprint for a secret bounty hidden away on the lunar surface, old rivalries blossom and the political stakes are stretched to breaking point back on Earth. Three astronauts in a tiny module, a quarter of a million miles from home. An exceptional Cold War thriller from the dark heart of the Space Race, by astronaut and New York Times bestselling author Chris Hadfield.ġ973: a final, top-secret mission to the Moon.
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