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The Apollo Murders

Apollo Murders, Book 1

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The Apollo Murders

By: Chris Hadfield
Narrated by: Ray Porter
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About this listen

An exceptional Cold War thriller from the dark heart of the Space Race, by astronaut and New York Times best-selling author Chris Hadfield.

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 fascinating technical detail, twists and tension, The Apollo Murders puts you right there in the moment. 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 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.

©2021 Chris Hadfield Inc (P)2021 Hachette Audio Science Fiction Space Exploration Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Interstellar Exciting Scary

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Critic reviews

"An exciting journey into an alternate past." (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)

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This was an amazing thriller by Chris Hadfield. As a former astronaut the details in this are excellent not too over complicated for the listener. The story flows at a decent pace and I never found myself bored with slow bit which there wasn’t any if I mind correctly. The narration by Ray Porter was as usual par excellence. Highly recommend if you’re into Astronauts / Apollo / NASA or Space in general.

Absolutely Brilliant Thriller

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The plot is so gripping that you cannot put it down. The author is so well informed that there are no grinding incongruities to spoil the plot.

in all a brilliant book. I loved it!

probably the best book I've ever come across.

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a well written story with accurate technical information, plenty of twists and cliffhangers, I couldn't stop listening to this book.

the narrative compliments it well, very well spoken and sets the suspense perfectly.

A must for any enthusiast

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Fantastic story by Col Hadfield, as accurate and believable as it can get! Brilliantly performed by one of the greatest voice actors on Audible. if you like murder mystery, get it! if you like space, get it! if you're a fan of Ray Porter, get it!

Ray Porter on Fine Form!

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A great yarn. Using real people of the time and real hardware of the Apollo programme added to the story. Hope Chris writes another in the same sort of area of his expertise. Enjoy 😉.

Excellent story.

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