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  • The Apollo Murders

  • Apollo Murders, Book 1
  • By: Chris Hadfield
  • Narrated by: Ray Porter
  • Length: 15 hrs and 14 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (413 ratings)

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The Apollo Murders

By: Chris Hadfield
Narrated by: Ray Porter
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Summary

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
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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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Totally feasible, well read novel.

Gripping, story about a possible scenario involving Apollo 18, built, but never launched. Was used in mid 70s Appollo/Soyuz orbital link up.

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join the apollo 18 crew

Great thriller easy listen learnt a lot about the moon landings highly recommended
more please

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Astronaut tale

loved it lots happening good sorry line, kept me listening. very well written, should read.

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A must for any enthusiast

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.

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Gripping, couldn't stop listening!

I absolutely loved this book, had to listen whenever I got chance and felt a little sad when it was finished. Brilliant.

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Gripping

Excellent plot, I was gripped from start to finish. 100℅ recommend. Chris is a wonderful story teller & this one goes along at a brilliant pace.

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Best book I've listened to in ages

I loved The Apollo Murders. Yes, there's a lot of technical detail, but I felt I was in the rocket and on the moon with the astronauts.

The only flaw is how the psychologists at NASA failed to spot a pretty obvious psychopath!

Please write more Chris

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Excellent story.

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 😉.

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Superb

What a listen! The fact that a lot of the people/events and things mentioned in the story are real AND that the book is written by a genuine astronaut just adds an extra superb element to the book. Really good story - couldn’t stop listening! Highly recommended.

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Real space thriller

Really good thriller with lots of unexpected twists and turns. I have read widely on the Apollo missions and as you would expect from an ex-astronaut the details are spot on.

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