Gunpowder Moon

War on the moon, but between Earth factions. The powder keg is set off by a mystery, with many military flashbacks. Mostly from the main character's point of view - with a great start as he tests "jump jets" in the dark.

Our main character is former military and would just as soon there be peace on the moon. The US and China apparently don't, so while solving the mystery he must also try to hold back a shooting war. This story has a lot of tech and mentions of moondust (which smells like gunpowder).

I found his dialog and interactions with the other characters pretty rough, but the story was convincing. The mystery resolution seemed to pull things out that we didn't see, though we certainly suspected. In general, I liked the book - this is Pedreira's first novel.