The Apollo Murders
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Summary
An exceptional debut thriller and “exciting journey” into the dark heart of the Cold War and the space race from New York Times bestselling author and astronaut Chris Hadfield （Andy Weir， author of The Martian and Project Hail Mary）。
1973: a final， top-secret mission to the Moon。 Three astronauts in a tiny spaceship， a quarter million miles from home。 A quarter million miles from help。
NASA is about to launch Apollo 18。 While the mission has been billed as a scientific one， flight controller Kazimieras "Kaz" Zemeckis knows there is a darker objective。 Intelligence has discovered a secret Soviet space station spying on America， and Apollo 18 may be the only chance to stop it。
But even as Kaz races to keep the NASA crew one step ahead of their Russian rivals， a deadly accident reveals that not everyone involved is quite who they were thought to be。 With political stakes stretched to the breaking point， the White House and the Kremlin can only watch as their astronauts collide on the lunar surface， far beyond the reach of law or rescue。
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 is a high-stakes thriller unlike any other。 Chris Hadfield captures 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 only someone who has experienced all of these things in real life can。
Strap in and count down for the ride of a lifetime。
1973: a final， top-secret mission to the Moon。 Three astronauts in a tiny spaceship， a quarter million miles from home。 A quarter million miles from help。
NASA is about to launch Apollo 18。 While the mission has been billed as a scientific one， flight controller Kazimieras "Kaz" Zemeckis knows there is a darker objective。 Intelligence has discovered a secret Soviet space station spying on America， and Apollo 18 may be the only chance to stop it。
But even as Kaz races to keep the NASA crew one step ahead of their Russian rivals， a deadly accident reveals that not everyone involved is quite who they were thought to be。 With political stakes stretched to the breaking point， the White House and the Kremlin can only watch as their astronauts collide on the lunar surface， far beyond the reach of law or rescue。
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 is a high-stakes thriller unlike any other。 Chris Hadfield captures 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 only someone who has experienced all of these things in real life can。
Strap in and count down for the ride of a lifetime。
Reviews
Vontel
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Actually reading the e-book version。
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Ellen
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Wow！ This was a suspenseful thriller。 I only wish that I hadn’t watched “For All Mankind” this summer， because I kept drawing cold-war-space-action-story comparisons in my mind。 I enjoy Hadfield’s writing style。 His firsthand knowledge filled the story with rich details about space travel。
Geonn Cannon
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I’m sorry， I’m in the minority here， but this book is just boring。 It’s like For All Mankind but without the ability to make you care about the characters。 And the narrator was dry as toast， with only the trace of emotion in dialogue （and good luck telling anyone’s voices apart， he does Man and Woman with accents as needed）。 Not that the text gave him much to work with。 “I am going to walk on the Moon。 I am now walking on the Moon。 I have now walked on the Moon。” 2。5 rounded up because the autho I’m sorry， I’m in the minority here， but this book is just boring。 It’s like For All Mankind but without the ability to make you care about the characters。 And the narrator was dry as toast， with only the trace of emotion in dialogue （and good luck telling anyone’s voices apart， he does Man and Woman with accents as needed）。 Not that the text gave him much to work with。 “I am going to walk on the Moon。 I am now walking on the Moon。 I have now walked on the Moon。” 2。5 rounded up because the author provides credibility to the science， but dear lord he cannot tell a story。 I was excited for this book but in the end the word I kept ok’ing back to was just “dull。” 。。。more
MAB LongBeach
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From the title， I was expecting a mystery， not a historical technothriller。 It's good， though。 Exciting。 From the title， I was expecting a mystery， not a historical technothriller。 It's good， though。 Exciting。 。。。more
Rebecca
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Ugh。 Too much science， not even remotely enough plot
Brad
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Incredible！
Guy Marsden
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Once again， Chris Hadfield has rocked it out of the park！ As a first book， this is an absolute gem and a complete page turner。 He strikes a nice balance of technical explanation， fast-paced story and character development。 The idea of writing a murder mystery story set in the Apollo era is absolute genius and completely unexpected。 He did a marvelous job of keeping you engaged and guessing all the time。 I wonder if he has a movie deal for this already？ It certainly would be a great movie。
Allison
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I liked that there was so much of this book that was based on real people and true events。 I kept comparing the writing to Andy Weir and I didn't like it at much as The Martian or Project Hail Mary， hence the rating。 Still a fan of Chris Hadfield's and will continue to read his books in the future。 I liked that there was so much of this book that was based on real people and true events。 I kept comparing the writing to Andy Weir and I didn't like it at much as The Martian or Project Hail Mary， hence the rating。 Still a fan of Chris Hadfield's and will continue to read his books in the future。 。。。more
John McKenna
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This is an alternate history of the cancelled Apollo 18 moon mission。 In the novel it takes place in 1973 and is re-imagined as a military reconnaissance mission to spy on a Soviet space station known as Alnaz。 Alnaz is nothing more than an orbiting ‘eye in the sky’ aimed at gathering intel from the United States。 Fearing that it’s a threat to U。S。 national security， the Apollo 18 crew is tasked with sabotaging the Russian orbiting camera。 But， as we all know， nothing ever goes according to plan This is an alternate history of the cancelled Apollo 18 moon mission。 In the novel it takes place in 1973 and is re-imagined as a military reconnaissance mission to spy on a Soviet space station known as Alnaz。 Alnaz is nothing more than an orbiting ‘eye in the sky’ aimed at gathering intel from the United States。 Fearing that it’s a threat to U。S。 national security， the Apollo 18 crew is tasked with sabotaging the Russian orbiting camera。 But， as we all know， nothing ever goes according to plan。 First， one of the Apollo 18 astronauts dies in a suspicious plane crash that puts the mission at risk。 An investigation is launched to determine whether the aircraft was sabotaged。 That’s when a flight controller named Kaz Zemeckis pulls out all the stops to keep Apollo 18 on track 。 。 。 unaware that a Russian mole has penetrated the American team。With intricate detail and an insider’s knowledge， author Hadfield， （who also wrote the best-selling non-fiction book An Astronaut’s Guide To Life On Earth）， ramps up the tension and terror with the skill of a maestro conducting the New York Philharmonic， by turning a simple construction detail into a major mission-ending and life-threatening problem。 This one will keep readers glued to the page 。 。 。 just as surely as Neil Armstrong had the whole world holding it’s breath， as we all watched him take “One giant leap for mankind，” back in 1969。 。。。more
Nick
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Interesting read， the detail was good and felt like it came from someone who'd experienced it。 The plot was a bit hit and miss in some respects， the russian conspiracy although very relevant to the time and political climate felt a bit cliched but the way he wove it into a normal space mission was cleverly done。 It was nice to have the mix of character views and it kept things moving nicely， i would've like to have Kaz more involved in the main plot throughout as he seemed a genuinely likable ch Interesting read， the detail was good and felt like it came from someone who'd experienced it。 The plot was a bit hit and miss in some respects， the russian conspiracy although very relevant to the time and political climate felt a bit cliched but the way he wove it into a normal space mission was cleverly done。 It was nice to have the mix of character views and it kept things moving nicely， i would've like to have Kaz more involved in the main plot throughout as he seemed a genuinely likable character but he still got there in the end。Overall though an interesting 'what if' tale using some real people and places at a time where you could imagine it happening。 Some of the insights into what the russians launched （with guns on！） was eye opening and it was nice to see that the author portrayed the americans playign dirty and not squeaky clean in the whole debacle。 。。。more
Lorrie
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3。5⭐️ Very detailed in the descriptions of how things work。
Cybercrone
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（I read the e-book， but it's not listed here yet。）This was a good story， well written， with lots of information about what goes on in training and preparation for a trip to the moon， and lots of information about the vehicle that gets them there。I was especially pleased that he didn't present one government as any less self-serving and manipulative than the other。 （I read the e-book， but it's not listed here yet。）This was a good story， well written， with lots of information about what goes on in training and preparation for a trip to the moon， and lots of information about the vehicle that gets them there。I was especially pleased that he didn't present one government as any less self-serving and manipulative than the other。 。。。more
Nicklas
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Något krystad spänningsmekanism men annars mycket trevlig。
Miriam Smith （A Mother’s Musings）
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“The Apollo Murders” by former Commander of the International Space Station Chris Hadfield， is a cracking debut Cold War thriller， that quite literally blew my mind into orbit。 With his unrivalled universe expertise and talent of conveying fact into entertaining fiction through the written word， this book was one of the few that will stay in my thoughts for a very long time。 - 1973， a final top secret mission to the moon。 Three astronauts in a tiny module。 250 million miles from home。 250 millio “The Apollo Murders” by former Commander of the International Space Station Chris Hadfield， is a cracking debut Cold War thriller， that quite literally blew my mind into orbit。 With his unrivalled universe expertise and talent of conveying fact into entertaining fiction through the written word， this book was one of the few that will stay in my thoughts for a very long time。 - 1973， a final top secret mission to the moon。 Three astronauts in a tiny module。 250 million miles from home。 250 million miles from help。 But not everyone on board is quite who they appear to be。 Strap in and count down for the ride of a lifetime。Having just recently watched in awe at William Shatner blasting off into space and always having a fascination in our solar system， I couldn’t wait to read this highly anticipated space thriller。 As the story opens with the prologue of the main narrator， flight controller Kaz Zemeckis， of how he lost his left eye in a jet flying incident， this set the scene instantly for this incredibly detailed reading extravaganza。 Stories do tend to portray visually in your head but this particular one played out so vividly in my mind it was like I was actually watching a blockbuster movie。 I could hear the roaring sounds of the various aircrafts， feel the g force， see the sights the astronauts were seeing and amongst all those sensory feelings， also get a sense of the plot of the story which in itself was tense， intriguing and entertaining。 The fact that the author himself admits that many of the characters are real life people and much of what happened in the book is true， this made it all feel so much more genuine and believable than a run of the mill thriller， no matter how well written。 At the end， there is a section on who were the actual real characters， events and machinery etc and I felt the people I was learning about， I had come to know personally already。I’ll never feel the same way again looking up into the sky at night， knowing that somewhere up there there could be people like Luke， Chad even Svetlana looking down on Earth going about their duties。 “The Apollo Murders” is an unbelievably detailed and narrated thriller， that I’d highly recommend if you have even a passing interest in space travel and I commend the author for producing such a wonderful book based much on his own life experiences。#TheApolloMurders 5 stars 。。。more
Monisa Nandi
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 SPOILER ALERT。 Riveting page turner but assumes a lot of flight and space knowledge。 The ending was too convenient for closure。
Fraser Simons
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It is what it says it is: a commercial fiction Cold War romp with the specificity of hard science fiction。 It does the thing。 It’s a fun thing to consume。 You need to be invested in either of those things to get much more out of it， I think。 It’s far too granular on the details and intricacies of the technology for my tastes。 I suppose I discovered that hard sci-fi and maybe astronaut fiction （is that a thing） is not something I care about all that much。 It’s an entertaining book despite that th It is what it says it is: a commercial fiction Cold War romp with the specificity of hard science fiction。 It does the thing。 It’s a fun thing to consume。 You need to be invested in either of those things to get much more out of it， I think。 It’s far too granular on the details and intricacies of the technology for my tastes。 I suppose I discovered that hard sci-fi and maybe astronaut fiction （is that a thing） is not something I care about all that much。 It’s an entertaining book despite that though， which is a feat in of itself。 And， tbh， any book that razes a Chad I’m behind。 At an ideological level， you know？ 。。。more
William Rham
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I really， really enjoyed this historical/adventure novel about the Apollo program and a fictional military mission to earth orbit and the moon in the midst of the Cold War。 Fans of works like Tom Wolfe’s “The Right Stuff” and Andrew Chaikin’s “A Man on the Moon，” or the films based on those works， or films like “Apollo 13” and “Space Cowboys” are in for a treat。“The Apollo Murders” is not a quick， easy-to-read murder mystery or an out-of-this-world science fiction fantasy。 It’s more of a Tom Cla I really， really enjoyed this historical/adventure novel about the Apollo program and a fictional military mission to earth orbit and the moon in the midst of the Cold War。 Fans of works like Tom Wolfe’s “The Right Stuff” and Andrew Chaikin’s “A Man on the Moon，” or the films based on those works， or films like “Apollo 13” and “Space Cowboys” are in for a treat。“The Apollo Murders” is not a quick， easy-to-read murder mystery or an out-of-this-world science fiction fantasy。 It’s more of a Tom Clancy techno-thriller like “Red Storm Rising” or “The Hunt for Red October。”Author Chris Hadfield is a retired Canadian astronaut， the first to walk in space， and a former commander of the International Space Station。 He’s also the author of several non-fiction works。 So， he writes having gained a great deal of knowledge and experience。 He clearly enjoys explaining how things work and his novel is rich in technical detail， covering a wide variety of disciplines—everything from piloting helicopters and high-performance jets， to how the earth and the moon came to be formed， to earth and moon geology， to rover and satellite technology， to NASA and Apollo culture， to 1970s history， to the American-Soviet rivalry of the era， and of course an actual lunar mission。 He even manages to include a number of historical figures as characters。 Readers will get to meet NASA astronauts Alan Shephard， Pete Conrad， and Alan Bean， NASA Flight Director Gene Krantz， and CIA Director James Schlesinger， to name just a few。Mr。 Hadfield is a good writer whose prose is clear， accessible， and easy to understand--which helps a lot when you're reading about something as complicated as flying a helicopter or "the flying bedstead" （and if you don't know what that is， you'll just have to read the novel to find out。 No spoilers here！）。 The characters he's created are a bit thin， IMO， but he makes up for it by pitting the Soviet Union vs。 the United States in space。 That's where all the tension lies and what keeps us turning the pages。All in all， a treat for anyone interested in America’s voyages to the moon or adventures in space。 。。。more
Rich Helms
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I hate Chris Hadfield。 For the past 2 days I have not been able to sleep。 I keep saying 2 more pages and next thing I know it is after midnight。 WOW， what a read。 I put this on a par with a good Clancy or Brown。 AMAZING。 Did not see the ending coming。 Fast paced。 Loved it
Hannah Symonds
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This is not my usual read but anything to do with space gets me intrigued。 I found this a fascinating insight into all things space， I found it took me longer to read as I wanted to fully concentrate and breathe it all in。 I have never read a book like this before so didn't know what to expect， I found I really enjoyed it。 It is such a fascinating story and one that would be brilliant if it was made into a film。 Each chapter I was captivated and I felt as though I learnt a lot from this book tha This is not my usual read but anything to do with space gets me intrigued。 I found this a fascinating insight into all things space， I found it took me longer to read as I wanted to fully concentrate and breathe it all in。 I have never read a book like this before so didn't know what to expect， I found I really enjoyed it。 It is such a fascinating story and one that would be brilliant if it was made into a film。 Each chapter I was captivated and I felt as though I learnt a lot from this book that I never even realised happened。 A very good read one that I will definitely re-read。 。。。more
Janet
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Wonderful book， non-stop suspense and adventure。 Well written and the really technical parts can be passed over as needed。
Emily
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Preordered this book and just finished reading it， and while it's an interesting read with lots of credible technical detail and a very believable alternate history in which Apollo 18 did not get cancelled， I'm a little disappointed also。 Three main disappointments:1， as a whodunnit it's extremely obvious whodunnit almost from the time of the murder。 The death happens on page 80; they realize it wasn't an accident on past 125; and by page 151 it was pretty obvious who was responsible， even thoug Preordered this book and just finished reading it， and while it's an interesting read with lots of credible technical detail and a very believable alternate history in which Apollo 18 did not get cancelled， I'm a little disappointed also。 Three main disappointments:1， as a whodunnit it's extremely obvious whodunnit almost from the time of the murder。 The death happens on page 80; they realize it wasn't an accident on past 125; and by page 151 it was pretty obvious who was responsible， even though the protagonis doesn't figure it out till page 425。2， it's just not that well written; it's okay， but clunky， the type of writing that you learn to read the story through， rather than the type of writing that sucks you in and makes the story flow naturally。 Far too much jumping around between different characters and different scenes within the first section; forced descriptions of characters， e。g。 "he looked in the mirror， assessing what he saw。 Six foor， 173 pounds （need to buy a scale）， dark chest hair， pale skin。。。" 3， the protagonist Kaz Zemeckis is in a senior advisory role on the Apollo 18 project and meets various members of the flight and science teams when he arrives at the base。 Among them Laura， an attractive geologist he rapidly learns is trying to learn to fly in order to qualify as a future astronayt， but having trouble affording the lessons。 Almost immediately - their second conversation I think - he invites her to come over to his house where she can try flying his private plane; and it's made very clear that he's offering this because he finds her attractive， not because of any altruistic intent or feeling of camaraderie or wish to help less privileged minorities qualify for the astronautics program。 No， he invites her over for exactly one reason， because she's pretty and he's lonely， and sure enough after they get back to his house after flying he puts the moves on。 This is， unfortunately， probably a pretty reasonable depiction of how things would have happened at the time （1970s）， and any woman in a situation like poor Laura was probably frequently in a situation where she was being dangled offers that would progress her career but which came with hopeful strings attached， and must have had to constantly navigate between them。 What I found distasteful was less the facts of the era， and more that the author writing this in the 2020s wrote it so completely matter-of-factly as if the protagonist's actions were something he found completely normal and would have done himself。 There was no apparent awareness of Laura's perspective or situation， in fact we never really see her as an autonomous person at all， only through Kaz's eyes。 While there's no sign she's uninterested， there's also no sign she's interested; in fact there's no sign she's a real human being at all， because we only see her through Kaz's assumptions based on his own expectations。 Just left a distasteful taste in my mouth。Despite the above， it was still an interesting read， and there were some details of the plot that were interesting to see how they turned out。 It wasn't as suspenseful as Andy Weir' "The Martian" nor did it have as much humour， but insofar as it is a reasonably scientifically accurate story about space travel， if you enjoyed the one you may also enjoy the other。 。。。more
Elizabeth
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BEST BOOK OF 2021！
Lezley
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Recommended by Toronto Star
David Williams
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Great book and kept the secrets going all the way to the end。 Loved how real people were used in the book which made it more realistic。
Amanda Bright
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Great read！
Dipra Lahiri
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An outstanding first novel / thriller by the super-austronaut Chris Hadfield。 Set during the Cold War， Americans and Russians pitting wits against each other， and enough action in space and on terra firma to keep things brisk。
Carolyn Walsh
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This was an exciting， thrill-packed Cold War thriller。 Its author， Chris Hadfield， imparts his extraordinary knowledge and experience， bringing atmosphere， authenticity， and credibility to the plot。 The gripping， action-packed story is infused with science， technology， politics， espionage， space history， murder， and intrigue with vividly drawn， believable characters。 Author， Chris Hadfield， is a much-decorated Canadian astronaut， a former fighter pilot， engineer， spacewalker， served in both the This was an exciting， thrill-packed Cold War thriller。 Its author， Chris Hadfield， imparts his extraordinary knowledge and experience， bringing atmosphere， authenticity， and credibility to the plot。 The gripping， action-packed story is infused with science， technology， politics， espionage， space history， murder， and intrigue with vividly drawn， believable characters。 Author， Chris Hadfield， is a much-decorated Canadian astronaut， a former fighter pilot， engineer， spacewalker， served in both the American and Russian space programs， and Commander of the International Space Station。 Readers who have not followed the history of the Apollo space program and the space stations may recognize Hatfield may recognize him from the video where he played guitar and sang David Bowie's Space Oddity while floating in 0 Gravity in the ISS。 This was featured in news reports at the time and can still be viewed on YouTube。 He was active in the space program from 1992 until 2013。 I find it difficult to categorize this action-packed novel。 This is not so much in the science fiction genre but a historical and suspenseful journey into an alternate past involving a fictional journey of Apollo 18 in 1973。 The Apollo program actually ended with Apollo 17， but the story imagines what happens on a subsequent mission to the moon。 The writing is filled with an overload of scientific detail and technical descriptions that will appeal more to the space enthusiast than to the casual reader of thrillers。 However， the story is so suspenseful， intense， action-packed， and cinematic within a plausible， realistic storyline that it should keep most readers entranced。 A leading character is Kaz Zemeckis， a flight controller at Houston。 He is assigned to oversee the mission of three astronauts to the moon and ensure their safety from Mission Control。 Kaz missed his goal for going into space when he lost an eye in a training accident。 Shortly before blast-off， the astronaut in charge dies in an accident， or was it accidental？ The leading backup astronaut replaces him。 One astronaut is to stay in the vehicle， circle the moon， and await the two walking on the moon's surface。 Due to unfortunate circumstances， this will not be the two originally assigned to the task。 At the last minute， the scientific exploration is hastily changed into a military one。 The Russians have placed a high-resolution spy satellite in orbit and also a moon rover looking for valuable minerals on the surface。 The astronauts are now ordered to disable both items in order to keep the Russians from advancing in the space race。 Kaz is suspicious that one of the astronauts is not what he pretends to be。 Surrounding him in Mission Control are many real characters whose names I recognized from the past。 Also， at the White House are actual historical people， all seamlessly blended into the story。 At the end of the book， I was surprised that most of the characters， except for the fictional Kaz， were real people， and the Russian spy satellite and their moon rover were actually in place at the time。 In the high-tension storyline， there are startling encounters， dangers galore from the Russians， and one aboard Apollo 18 may be a murderer。 Events do not go as planned， and both the Russians and the Americans are determined to retrieve an exotic， rare mineral from the moon。 The Russians are angry that Apollo 18 is trying to disable their space equipment。 Back at Mission Control， the sheriff and others are helping Kaz investigate the astronaut's backgrounds and try to keep on top of the changing events in space。 What will the outcome be？ Will the crew of Apollo 18 succeed in their mission and get home safely？ Recommended to those who want adventure， history of early space exploration and moon landings， espionage， and find the technical details enhance the reality of this dramatic story。 I was glued to the pages， except for a short break to watch Captain Kirk returning from space in Jeff Bezos's space vehicle。 。。。more
Karen Parisot
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There never was an Apollo 18， but if there had been it could have been very much like the one portrayed in this gripping thriller。 The plot is plausible and very realistically written。 The NASA jargon gives an authenticity to it， making it feel like a true story。 You can tell the author is well versed in all things astronaut。 There is a cat-and-mouse game going on throughout the book that ratchets up the tension as the story progresses。 Interestingly， the author’s notes at the back of the book r There never was an Apollo 18， but if there had been it could have been very much like the one portrayed in this gripping thriller。 The plot is plausible and very realistically written。 The NASA jargon gives an authenticity to it， making it feel like a true story。 You can tell the author is well versed in all things astronaut。 There is a cat-and-mouse game going on throughout the book that ratchets up the tension as the story progresses。 Interestingly， the author’s notes at the back of the book reveal who and what actually did exist。 。。。more
Robin Claire
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Thanks to Edelweiss and Mulholland Books for a digital review copy of Apollo Murders。 I love the premise of the book， and couldn't wait to start reading; however， it took me some time to get motivated to invest the time。 The beginning just didn't grab my attention; I should not have waited so long as it is an interesting read。 In my opinion， the murders were secondary to the plot with the space race more of the star。 It made me think back to that point in time when the world was glued to their t Thanks to Edelweiss and Mulholland Books for a digital review copy of Apollo Murders。 I love the premise of the book， and couldn't wait to start reading; however， it took me some time to get motivated to invest the time。 The beginning just didn't grab my attention; I should not have waited so long as it is an interesting read。 In my opinion， the murders were secondary to the plot with the space race more of the star。 It made me think back to that point in time when the world was glued to their television sets， and we innocently believed in the space crew without thinking about the politics involved。 Some things were too simple， and easily spotted yet at the same time more complicated going beyond the basic reasoning。 The "bad" guy was a no brainer yet not as simple as suspected。 There were a lot of characters and storylines but simple enough that one doesn't get exhausted trying to keep it all straight。 The hero （Kaz） doesn't really get much face time with the reader， staying in the background as he more or less puts everything together as a detective such as Columbo who has to scratch his head and think but he is smarter than the average astronaut。 So many distractions that added to the plot but were then thrown away - the other astronauts， the brother who finally finds brother， the Russian rover navigator， and it goes on and on。 The ending was in many ways a let down and almost a waste of the build up of adrenaline that had me ensnared。 It made sense as it was a realistic ending; but the story itself was not entirely realistic so it needed more of a flourish。 What really wrapped things up for me， and made such sense was not the ending but what came after the ending。 In the last few pages， Chris shares the premise of the story including the facts （things this novice space fan was unaware） about the space wars and how each of these factors were showcased in the retelling of events that happened during this time period。 Those last few pages are what have me asking for more from this author - goes to the saying that truth is weirder than fiction。 。。。more
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