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livewithstyle
Since: May, 2016
26th Jul, 2016 11:41:40 AM
Was this a book, a TV episode, a movie...? "Murder in Space" is a book by Sydney J. Bounds that seems to have the plot of a lone astronaut being murdered, but I can't find any details on the ending to know if it's a match.
Edited by livewithstyle
Chabal2
Since: Jan, 2010
26th Jul, 2016 12:43:41 PM
Short story, as I recall.
A murder mystery where an astronaut is shot while in orbit (one hell of a locked-room mystery). The reveal is that he was hallucinating due to drugs given by the murderer and shot himself, just as the murderer had planned. I was certain the phrase "million mile shot" was in the title, but google doesn't return anything.