Itās a murder mystery on the moon in this humorous and suspenseful space adventure from the author of Belly Up and Spy School that The New York Times Book Review called āa delightful and brilliantly constructed middle grade thriller.ā
Like his fellow lunarnautsāotherwise known as Mooniesāliving on Moon Base Alpha, twelve-year-old Dashiell Gibson is famous the world over for being one of the first humans to live on the moon.
And heās bored out of his mind. Kids arenāt allowed on the lunar surface, meaning theyāre trapped inside the tiny moon base with next to nothing to occupy their timeāand the only other kid Dashās age spends all his time hooked into virtual reality games.
Then Moon Base Alphaās top scientist turns up dead. Dash senses thereās foul play afoot, but no one believes him. Everyone agrees Dr. Holtz went onto the lunar surface without his helmet properly affixed, simple as that. But Dr. Holtz was on the verge of an important new discovery, Dash finds out, and itās a secret that could change everything for the Mooniesāa secret someone just might kill to keep...