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Set in 2072, after heroic Apollo missions, the Moon’s barren surface smells of gunpowder to the lunar walkers. Caden Dechert, chief of a U.S. helium‑3 mining operation on the Sea of Serenity, dismisses the odor as a memory of war. When a digger is killed by a bomb on Mare Serenitatis, Dechert uncovers a conspiracy that endangers his crew and threatens a planetary catastrophe. With two global powers on the brink of conflict, he must expose the killer before another lethal blast triggers a lunar war with dire consequences for Earth.
First publish date: 2018
Genre: Suspense/Action Suspense
Authors: David Pedreira
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