Chris Hadfield – författare

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER''Explosive'' Gregg Hurwitz, author of Orphan X1973: 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_________________Readers love The Apollo Murders:''An incredible read''''A perfect thriller''''An epic tale''''What a cracking novel''''A gripping tale all the way through''

''A full throttle, adrenaline-laced espionage page-turner . . . Get ready to blast off and enjoy the ride!''Jack Carr, former Navy SEAL Sniper and #1 New York Times bestselling author of the James Reece Terminal List series''Continuous action, Mach-speed mayhem, sharp intrigue, and well-rounded characters - what more could you want from a thriller?''Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling author of The 9th Man and the Cotton Malone seriesIsrael, late 1973. As the Yom Kippur War flares into life, a state-of-the-art Soviet MIG fighter is racing at breakneck speed over the arid scrublands below . . . and promptly disappears.NASA Flight Controller and former US Navy test pilot Kaz Zemeckis watches the scene from the ground - and is quickly pulled into a dizzying, high-stakes game of spies, lies and a possible high-level defection that plays out across three continents.The prize is beyond value: the secrets of the Soviets'' mythical ''Foxbat'' MiG-25, the fastest, highest-flying fighter plane in the world and the key to Cold War air supremacy. But every defection is double-edged with risk, and Kaz must tread a careful line between trust and suspicion. Ultimately, he must invite the fox into the henhouse - bringing the defector into the heart of the United States'' most secret test site - and hope that, with skill and cunning, the game plays out his way.For Chris Hadfield''s second heart-stopping thriller, we move from Space to another rich and exciting part of Chris''s CV: his time as a top test pilot in both the US Air Force and the US Navy, and as an RCAF fighter pilot intercepting armed Soviet bombers in North American airspace.Full of insider detail, excitement and political intrigue drawn from real events, The Defector brings us the nerve-shredding rush of aerial combat, as told by one of the world''s best fighter pilots.Praise for The Apollo Murders''A nail-biting Cold War thriller'' James Cameron''An exciting journey to an alternate past'' Andy Weir''Not to be missed'' Frederick Forsyth''Explosive'' Gregg Hurwitz''Exciting, authentic'' Linwood Barclay

Houston, 1975. A new Apollo mission launches into orbit, on course to dock with a Russian Soyuz craft: three NASA astronauts and three cosmonauts, joining to celebrate a new dawn of Soviet-American cooperation. But as NASA Flight Controller Kaz Zemeckis listens in from Earth, a deadly accident changes everything. Meanwhile, from a remote location in east Asia, the first Chinese spacecraft secretly launches. On board is China''s first astronaut, Fang Kuo-chun, whose mission puts him on a collision course with the Apollo crew. As Kaz races against an enemy on the ground and for answers beyond the sky, the safety of the remaining crew hangs in the balance . . . Full of intrigue and real history - including the fascinating story of Professor Tsien Hsue-shen, the ''Father of Chinese Rocketry'' and founder of China''s space program - Final Orbit accelerates to a thrilling conclusion that captures the beauty and terror of survival 270 miles above Earth, as could only be written by one of the most experienced astronauts alive.Praise for the Apollo Murders series ''A nail-biting Cold War thriller'' James Cameron ''An exciting journey to an alternate past'' Andy Weir ''Not to be missed'' Frederick Forsyth ''Explosive'' Gregg Hurwitz ''Exciting, authentic'' Linwood Barclay

Kuolema vaanii avaruusaluksen käytävillä

Astronautti Chris Hadfieldin jännäri Apollo-murhat laukaisee lukijan ulkoavaruuteen keskelle kuolettavaa kissa ja hiiri -leikkiä, jonka varjot piirtyvät kylmän sodan taustaa vasten

Vuonna 1973, kylmän sodan ollessa kylmimmillään, NASA on aloittamassa salaisen Apollo 18 -tehtävän, jonka on kerrottu olevan viimeinen Kuuhun kohdistuva tieteellinen tutkimusretki. Lennonjohtaja Kazimieras ”Kaz” Zemeckis tietää kuitenkin, että tehtävällä on salattu ja paljon synkempi tarkoitusperä. Yhdysvallat on havainnut Kuun pinnalla Neuvostoliiton vakoiluaseman, jonka ainoa pysäyttämiskeino Apollo 18 saattaa olla.

Apollo-aluksen lähestyessä Kuuta Yhdysvaltojen ja Neuvostoliiton väliset jännitteet maan päällä kiristyvät lähes katkeamispisteeseen, ja aluksen miehistö joutuu kamppailemaan sekä aikaa että Neuvostoliiton sabotaasiyrityksiä vastaan laskeutuessaan Kuun pinnalle. Paineiden kasautuessa yllättävä onnettomuus herättää Kazin epäilyksen siitä, ovatko kaikki Apollo-miehistön jäsenet keitä he sanovat olevansa. Ja onko joku heistä aluksen kyydissä suunnitelmissaan murha.

Chris Hadfieldin Apollo-murhat on kuuluisan astronautin jännityksentäyteinen esikoisromaani, joka sinkoaa lukijan avaruuteen keskelle joka suunnalta kymmenien tuhansien kilometrien tuntinopeudella lähestyviä vaaroja.