Murder on Mars

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Murder on Mars
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First edition
Author Hugh Walters
Cover artist David Knight
LanguageEnglish
SeriesChris Godfrey of U.N.E.X.A
Genre Science fiction novel
Publisher Faber
Publication date
1975
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (Hardback)
Pages131
ISBN 0-571-10717-6
OCLC 3065278
823/.9/1J
Preceded by Tony Hale, Space Detective  
Followed by The Caves of Drach  

Murder on Mars is a juvenile science fiction novel, the sixteenth in Hugh Walters' Chris Godfrey of U.N.E.X.A. series. It was published in the UK by Faber in 1975. [1] It was the second in the series to switch to detective work rather than space exploration.

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Plot summary

In a crater on Mars an engineer from Mars Base has been found dead, his spacesuit slashed. Despite having a large number of suspects to interview, Morrey Kant, Serge Smyslov and Tony Hale's questioning flushes out a prime suspect. But Tony does not believe they have the right man and hatches a dangerous plan to find the real killer.

References

  1. ↑ K.B. (8 January 1976). "Exciting space thriller for boys". Burton Observer and Chronicle . Retrieved 10 February 2025– via Newspapers.com.


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