In 1969, Apollo 11 landed on the moon . . . didn't they?
After China announce a space mission to place their own flag next to the one US astronauts planted during the Apollo 11 mission, few people bat an eyelid. Shortly after this statement Charlie Stephens, a 74-year-old former filmmaker, is murdered. The incident is made to look like an accident, but why?
Going through his father's effects, Gary Stephens discovers reels of 35mm celluloid showing the Apollo mission was faked - there's no US flag on the moon, and only a handful of people know it.
For his own safety Gary is brought into Mission Dark Side, a government-sanctioned cover-up to send a crew to the moon to plant the flag before the Chinese reach it . . . but there are those out to sabotage the mission and cause the US a national embarrassment.
Mitch Silver studied History at Yale and attended Harvard Law School before becoming a writer for several of the big New York ad agencies. He is the author of In Secret Service and The Book Worm, and lives with his wife Ellen in Greenwich, Connecticut.
Title: The Apollo Deception
Author: Silver, Mitch
ISBN: 9781780296616
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Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd
Publication Date: 2020-10-30
Number of Pages: 224
Weight: 0.5051 kg
An intriguing thriller . Fans of alternate history and conspiracy theories will have fun * Publishers Weekly *
Readers will be impressed by Silver's finesse in juggling endless time frames and counterplots and rewarded with an elaborate set of assassinations and double-crosses * Kirkus Reviews *
A great thriller, worthy of Ian Fleming himself * Lee Child on In Secret Service *
The pace is agreeably fast; and the intelligent, capable Klimt makes an engaging lead character * Booklist on The Bookworm *
A very rare, almost extinct thriller: well plotted, intelligent as hell with a truly memorable main character. This is definitely sterling Silver! * James Patterson on The Bookworm *
Silver's high spirits are so contagious that readers will happily go along for the ride * Publishers Weekly on In Secret Service *
Winner of the beach-read sweepstakes, it will have us teasing facts from fiction. For all popular collections, in multiple copies * Library Journal Reviews on In Secret Service *
Murderous treason and betrayal that resonates into the present. The real thrill [.] is watching this contemporary and historical tale recounted through the fun house mirror. Enjoy the ride * Brad Meltzer on In Secret Service *