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Chris Hadfield, astronaut and New York Times bestselling author, is back with an exceptional Cold War thriller from the dark heart of the Space Race.
1973: a final, top-secret mission to the Moon. Three astronauts in a tiny module, a quarter of a million miles from home. A quarter of a million miles from help.
As 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. 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. But not everyone on board Apollo 18 is quite who they appear to be.
Full of the fascinating technical detail that fans of The Martian loved, and reminiscent of the thrilling claustrophobia, twists, and tension of The Hunt for Red October, The Apollo Murders puts you right there in the moment. Experience the fierce G-forces of launch, the frozen loneliness of space, and the fear of holding on to the outside of a spacecraft orbiting the Earth at 17,000 miles per hour, as told by a former commander of the International Space Station who has done all of those things in real life.
Strap in and count down for the ride of a lifetime.
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“Spectacular…Hadfield keeps readers in suspense. His mastery of the details enables him to generate high levels of tension from just a description of a welding error, which cascades into something significant. This is an intelligent and surprising nail-biter that Tom Clancy fans will relish.”
— Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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“A Cold War thriller packed with cosmic action.”
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“Hadfield draws on his expertise as an astronaut to add authenticity and realism to his debut thriller…[a] genre-bender combining military fiction, the detective novel, and techno-thriller.”
— Library Journal (starred review) -
“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. I couldn’t put it down.”
— James Cameron, Academy Award–winning writer and director of Avatar and Titanic -
“An explosive thriller by a writer who has actually been to space…Strap in for the ride!”
— Gregg Hurwitz, #1 New York Times bestselling author
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A Crime Reads Pick of Best Reviewed Books of the Month
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An Amazon Editor’s Top Pick
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About Chris Hadfield
Chris Hadfield is a New York Times bestselling author and one of the most seasoned and accomplished astronauts in the world. He was the top graduate of the US Air Force test pilot school in 1988 and US Navy test pilot of the year in 1991. He served as commander of the International Space Station where, while conducting a record-setting number of scientific experiments and overseeing an emergency spacewalk, he gained worldwide acclaim for his breathtaking photographs and educational videos about life in space. His music video, a zero-gravity version of David Bowie's "Space Oddity," has nearly 50 million views, and his TED talk on fear has been viewed over 10 million times. He helped create and host the National Geographic miniseries One Strange Rock with Will Smith and has a MasterClass on exploration.
About Ray Porter
Ray Porter has garnered two Audie nominations as well as several Earphones Awards and enthusiastic reviews for his sparkling narration of audiobooks. A fifteen-year veteran of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, he has also appeared in numerous films and television shows.