"Its a murder mystery on the moon in this humorous and suspenseful space adventure from the author of Belly Up and Spy School.Like his fellow lunarnautsotherwise known as Mooniesliving 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 hes bored out of his mind. Kids arent allowed on the lunar surface, meaning theyre trapped inside the tiny moon base with next to nothing to occupy their timeand the only other kid Dashs age spends all his time hooked into virtual reality games.Then Moon Base Alphas top scientist turns up dead. Dash senses theres 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 its a secret that could change everything for the Mooniesa secret someone just might kill to keep..."

 

This book was recognised by the Edgar Allen Poe Award. The Edgars are presented annually by the members of the Mystery Writers of America to distinguished fiction and non-fiction works about crime, mystery and detection primarily by American authors.

This book is part of a book series called Moon Base Alpha .

This book has been graded for interest at 8-12 years.

There are 337 pages in this book. This book was published 2014 by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers .