The Apollo Murders

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.

Review

This is such a terrifically confident, well-written thriller that to find it is the author's debut is unexpected ― Sunday Times

A terrific counterfactual thriller . . . an adroitly handled blend of twists and Cold War politics ― The Times

Commander Hadfield takes us on an exciting journey into an alternate past. And who better to write about astronauts than an astronaut himself! ― Andy Weir, author of The Martian

An explosive thriller from a writer who has actually been to Space and back. Strap in for the ride! ― Gregg Hurwitz, New York Times bestselling author of the Orphan X novels

A nail-biting cold war thriller . . . 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. I couldn't put it down ― James Cameron, writer and director of Avatar and Titanic

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. Chris Hadfield is that guy

― Linwood Barclay, New York Times bestselling author of Find You First

Not to be missed. Even in fiction there is authenticity. It is either there... or it is not. 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

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

Hadfield's bona fides are unimpeachable - but it's his inventive action sequences and keen eye for illuminating details that propel THE APOLLO MURDERS ever skyward in this stellar thrill ride ― Chris Holm, author of The Killing Kind

Chris Hadfield has deftly combined fact and fiction in a gripping tale of high-stakes treachery [that] builds to an explosive and satisfying finale. ― John Verdon, internationally bestselling author of the Dave Gurney series

Hadfield uses historical and technical detail to drive a gripping mix of twists and Cold War politics ― The Times

His vast experience adds layers of fascinating detail about space travel without slowing the gripping action ― The Sun

About the Author

Colonel Chris Hadfield is one of the most seasoned and accomplished astronauts in the world. A multiple New York Times bestselling author, his books An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth, You Are Here, The Apollo Murders, The Defector and The Darkest Dark have sold over a million copies worldwide.

He was the top test pilot in both the US Air Force and the US Navy, and a Cold War fighter pilot intercepting armed Soviet bombers in North American airspace. A veteran of three spaceflights, he crewed the US Space Shuttle twice, piloted the Russian Soyuz, helped build space station Mir, conducted two space walks, and served as Commander of the International Space Station. He was also NASA's Director of Operations in Russia.

Chris is the co-creator and host of the BBC series Astronauts: Do You Have What It Takes? and helped create and host, along with actor Will Smith, the National Geographic series One Strange Rock. His zero-gravity version of David Bowie's 'Space Oddity' has received more than 50 million views, and his TED talk on fear over 10 million.

He advises SpaceX, Virgin Galactic and other space companies, chairs the board of the Open Lunar Foundation, leads the CDL-Space international tech incubator, and teaches a MasterClass on space exploration.