The Apollo Murders: Book 1 in the Apollo Murders Series

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''Explosive'' Gregg Hurwitz, author of Orphan X

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.

Strap in and count down for the ride of a lifetime.

''An exciting journey'' Andy Weir, author of The Martian

''Nail-biting'' James Cameron, writer and director of Avatar and Titanic

''Not to be missed'' Frederick Forsyth, author of The Day of the Jackal

''Exciting, authentic'' Linwood Barclay, author of Find You First

''[A] stellar thrill ride'' Chris Holm, author of The Killing Kind

''Gripping'' John Verdon, author of the Dave Gurney series

''Relentlessly exciting'' Stephen Mack Jones, author of August Snow