by Stuart Gibbs
First published 2018
Dash Gibson just wants a peaceful thirteenth birthday on Moon Base Alpha. He has already solved one murder and saved the moon base commander. Now he hopes for calm and quiet. But multi-billionaire Lars Sjoberg gets poisoned and ruins everything. Sjoberg demands to return to Earth immediately. Tensions spike across the lunar facility. Once again, everyone turns to Dash to crack the case. A poisoner walks free among the moon base residents. Every person around Dash has reasons to want Sjoberg dead. The clock ticks down as Dash races to identify the culprit. This third and final adventure in the Moon Base Alpha series puts Dash under maximum pressure. He must solve the case before the situation explodes completely.
Genres: science-fiction, adventure, mystery, young-adult
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: amateur-sleuth, found-family
Setting: Moon Base Alpha
Period: 21st-century
336 pages · Hardcover · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers