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Murder by Other Means

De: John Scalzi
Narrado por: Zachary Quinto
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From Hugo and Audie Award-winning author John Scalzi comes an exciting sequel to the New York Times best-selling, number one Audible hit The Dispatcher, performed by the incomparable Zachary Quinto.

Welcome to the new world, in which murder is all but a thing of the past. Because when someone kills you, 999 times out of 1,000, you instantly come back to life. In this world, there are dispatchers - licensed killers who step in when you’re at risk of a natural or unintentional death. They kill you - so you can live.

Tony Valdez is used to working his job as a dispatcher within the rules of the law and the state. But times are tough, and more and more Tony finds himself riding the line between what’s legal and what will pay his bills. After one of these shady gigs and after being a witness to a crime gone horribly wrong, Tony discovers that people around him are dying, for reasons that make no sense...and which just may implicate him.

Tony is running out of time: to solve the mystery of these deaths, to keep others from dying, and to keep himself from being a victim of what looks like murder, by other means.

©2020 John Scalzi (P)2020 2020 Audible Originals, LLC Ciencia Ficción Crimen Ficción Derecho Asesinato Aterrador Divertido Ingenioso Apasionante emocionalmente De suspenso

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About the Creator

New York Times bestselling author John Scalzi is celebrated for his sharp, whip-smart sci-fi. With novels such as Redshirts, Lock In, The Collapsing Empire, and The Kaiju Preservation Society, Scalzi’s uncanny ability to craft new worlds and technologies has earned him three Hugo Awards, three Locus Awards, a Heinlein Award, and the Audie Award for Original Work. His works have been translated into over 30 languages. Adding to his long-form fiction triumphs, Scalzi acted as a creative consultant on the Stargate Universe television series and as a writer for the Emmy-winning Netflix series Love Death + Robots. From 2010 to 2013, Scalzi served as president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, and in 2016, he received the Governor’s Award for the Arts in Ohio. He currently resides in Bradford, Ohio with his wife and (several) pets.

About the Performer

Zachary Quinto hails from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He attended Carnegie Mellon where he received a BFA in Acting. In 2007 he was cast as Sylar on the hit NBC series Heroes. That same year, he was cast as Spock in the JJ Abrams directed reboot of the Star Trek franchise. He starred in the first season of American Horror Story in 2011, and won a Critic’s Choice Award and Emmy Award nomination for his portrayal on American Horror Story: Asylum. More recently, Zachary hosted the unscripted show In Search Of on the History Channel, and starred in the AMC series NOS4A2.
Quinto appeared in the 2010 Signature revival of Tony Kushner’s Angels In America, for which he won a Theater World Award and a Drama Desk Award nomination. He made his Broadway debut in the 2013 Tony Award winning production of the Glass Menagerie. He was also seen in MCC’s production of Noah Haidle's Smokefall and in the Tony Award winning revival of The Boys in the Band. He stars in the film version of The Boys In The Band, which will be released on Netflix this fall. Quinto began his production company Before the Door Pictures in 2008 and produced such films as Margin Call, All Is Lost, A Most Violent Year, and Aardvark. Before The Door Pictures currently has first-look deals at AMC & Spoke Studios.

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When I listened to The Dispatcher in 2016 I was disappointed. I wanted more. A novel would have been nice, but there was no mention of a sequel or even a series of stories. Now out of the blue - the sequel is here! All the pieces come together in another tale of a world where murder isn't usually permanent. I hope rumors of a third story are true.

Delightful Mystery

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Loved the first one and this one is just as good! The story & performance were both well done in my opinion. I can't wait for the third! ;)

so so great!

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Murder by Other Means is the 2nd John Scalzi novella in his dispatcher universe. In this otherwise near future universe some unknown change has occurred where people can still die, but if 'murdered,' they come back, naked and in a safe place 999 of of 1000. As such, the profession of 'dispatcher' has been created where individuals at risk of dying are dispatched or murdered to ironically prevent their dying. Tony is a dispatcher who will sometimes skirt the law. After being in a bank during a robbery attempt, he becomes a suspect. Then when people only tangentially related to the robbery start committing suicide, suspicions are really aroused. What unfolds is a detective tale with some strange behaviors thrown in for good measure.

Scalzi does a credible job crafting a tight tale in a short piece. While the concept is intriguing, the dispatcher notion has some inherent contradictions that a longer story would struggle to deal with. The plot is well designed and executed, moves quickly, and doesn't get hung up on sci-fi details. There is good exploration of the unusual ways this property can be exploited (thrill seeking, evading the law, stopping a suicide, etc.)

The narration is reasonable with adequate character distinction and brisk pacing. This is quick one sitting listen.

How to commit murder with 0.1% success

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Awesome story for book #2 of this series,,,, Welcome to the new world, in which murder is all but a thing of the past. Because when someone kills you, 999 times out of 1,000, you instantly come back to life. In this world, there are dispatchers—licensed killers who step in when you’re at risk of a natural or unintentional death. They kill you—so you can live. Zachary Quinto is great in narrating

The Dispatcher Book #2

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I loved this book. I'm looking forward to more installments. Please write more dispatcher books. This is so much fun. Also, Zachary Quinto is AWESOME as Tony!

Wonderful sequel! Such dark fun!

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Stumbled across the Dispatcher (mostly due to the fact that Quinto was the narrator) and was hoping that this would become a series. I've enjoyed Mr Scalzi's books, but there is just something about this one that I really like. The concept that death seemingly took a holiday and left some guy who created a loop hole for death for 99.99% of the time is very interesting. I hope there will be others that he releases in this series - and I don't have to wait another 4 years for it to happen.

Great mystery with a syfy feeling

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I love the Dispatcher books.
Are there anymore⁉️⁉️ I am going to check. Thank you.

Love It‼️

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Short, sweet and different. You just have to read one to understand. These “Dispatcher” books are very good. So different and in a good way. Hope he writes more of these. Will try his novels next, since he has several of them and all get high ratings.

What fun books!

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I didn't know what to expect from The Dispatcher and Murder by Other Means, but I was truly enthralled by these short stories. They are very well written by John Scalzi. And Zackary Quinto did an amazing job reading these character, giving them life and depth. If there were more I would definitely not hesitate to listen to them.

Unexpected

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Good book. Well written and easy to follow. I hate over complicated books with so many charaters I need crip notes to keep up. I liked THE DISPATCHER a lot (one of the few book I will listen to again) and this was almost as good, Great short story.
Highly recommend!
I got the bok free but would like to own it EXCEPT the price is far tohigh for a book that'sd only 3.5 hours long.

Scalzi does it again 4½ Stars

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