The Apollo Murders1973: a final, top secret mission to the Moon. Three astronauts in a tiny module, a quarter of a million miles from home. A quarter of a million miles from help. As Russian and American crews sprint for a secret bounty hidden away on the lunar surface, old rivalries blossom and the political stakes are stretched to breaking point back on Earth. Houston flight controller Kazimieras 'Kaz' Zemeckis must do all he can to keep the NASA crew together, while

I cannot bear to witness humans or animals in distress

also with clocks

but I found more than I ever imagined was possible

Who are you

she jumps at the chance to be assistant to the celebrated Maud Dixon

'RomeNo or JuliYess' (real or made-up Shakespearian insults) and 'Book Bingo

This is their story

but by his blood: he is a Spanish Pope in a city run by Italians

from their Californian roots to international fame

and other rebellions and uprisings

is a selection of fifty-two of Bruce Anderson's favourite columns

The ninth novel in the Vera Stanhope series from the Sunday Times bestseller Ann Cleeves