
Holtz was on the verge of an important new discovery, Dash finds out, and it's a secret that could change everything for the Moonies - a secret someone just might kill to keep. Holtz went onto the lunar surface without his helmet properly affixed, simple as that. Dash senses there's foul play afoot, but no one believes him. Then Moon Base Alpha’s top scientist turns up dead. Kids aren't allowed on the lunar surface, meaning they're trapped inside the tiny moon base with next to nothing to occupy their time - and the only other kid Dash's age spends all his time hooked into virtual reality games. Like his fellow lunarnauts - otherwise known as Moonies - living 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.Īnd he's bored out of his mind. However, in the small, peaceful MBA, a murder happens - at least, that's what Dashiell thinks it is. Parents need to know that Space Case is an engaging murder mystery from Stuart Gibbs ( Belly Up, Spy School) that's set on the moon in the year 2040 with a 12-year-old boy at the center. The main character is a 12-year-old boy named Dashiell Gibson who got to live on the MBA with his scientist parents. Holtz was on the verge of an important new discovery, Dash finds out, and it’s a secret that could change everything for the Moonies-a secret someone just might kill to keep.It's a murder mystery on the moon in this humorous and suspenseful space adventure from the author of Belly Up and Spy School. This book 'Space Case' takes time and place in 2040, on the Moon Base Alpha (MBA). Stuart Gibbs is the New York Times bestselling author of the Charlie Thorne series, FunJungle series, Moon Base Alpha series, Once Upon a Tim series, and Spy School series. Dash senses there’s foul play afoot, but no one believes him. Kids aren’t allowed on the lunar surface, meaning they’re trapped inside the tiny moon base with next to nothing to occupy their time-and the only other kid Dash’s age spends all his time hooked into virtual reality games. Like his fellow lunarnauts-otherwise known as Moonies-living 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.Īnd he’s bored out of his mind. It’s a murder mystery on the moon in this humorous and suspenseful space adventure from the author of Belly Up and Spy School that The New York Times Book Review called “a delightful and brilliantly constructed middle grade thriller.”
