The Astronaut's Son
A Novel
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- $14.99
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
A gripping thriller where family legacy collides with Cold War secrets and a deadly conspiracy.
On the eve of the 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing, Jonathan Stein, CEO of Apollo Aeronautics, is driven by two goals: fulfilling his father's lunar mission and connecting with the reclusive Neil Armstrong. But a disturbing conspiracy website claims Armstrong knows the truth about his father's death, sending Jonathan on a quest for answers.
As Jonathan researches his father's last days, he uncovers a motive for murder linked to NASA's collaboration with Nazis. To get to the truth, Jonathan must confront Dale Lunden, his father's best friend and the last man on the moon. Will he uncover a dark secret that threatens everything he believes, or will he finally achieve his father's dream?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Seigel's solid debut provides an intriguing and plausible variant on moon landing conspiracy theories. In 2004, Jonathan Stein announces that his private company, Apollo Aeronautics, aims to launch a manned mission to the moon led by Jonathan himself. Decades earlier, Jonathan's Israeli astronaut father, Avi, was part of the flight crew for NASA's last moon expedition, but he died from a heart attack before launch. Shortly after Jonathan's announcement, his wife finds an online posting by someone identified only as Cassandra, who alleges that Avi was actually the victim of a murder plot. The conspiracy was initiated by Nazi scientists working on the U.S. space program who could not stomach a Jew being on one of the rockets they had developed. Though Jonathan initially believes that Cassandra is trying to turn Avi into a "pseudo-martyr for a band of crackpots," his digging leads him in a different direction. Equally strong on plotting and characterization, Seigel does better than many other thriller writers in making his lead's pain and uncertainty about the past palpable.
