Listen free for 30 days

  • Murder by Other Means

  • The Dispatcher, Book 2
  • Written by: John Scalzi
  • Narrated by: Zachary Quinto
  • Length: 3 hrs and 33 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (578 ratings)

Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Premium Plus auto-renews for $14.95/mo + applicable taxes after 30 days. Cancel anytime.
Murder by Other Means cover art

Murder by Other Means

Written by: John Scalzi
Narrated by: Zachary Quinto
Try for $0.00

$14.95 per month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy Now for $31.27

Buy Now for $31.27

Pay using card ending in
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and Amazon's Privacy Notice. Tax where applicable.

Publisher's Summary

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

What listeners say about Murder by Other Means

Average Customer Ratings
Overall
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    402
  • 4 Stars
    141
  • 3 Stars
    29
  • 2 Stars
    6
  • 1 Stars
    0
Performance
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    424
  • 4 Stars
    79
  • 3 Stars
    19
  • 2 Stars
    1
  • 1 Stars
    0
Story
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    344
  • 4 Stars
    144
  • 3 Stars
    29
  • 2 Stars
    3
  • 1 Stars
    0

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

Fun

Another great “what if?” World from Scalzi. Good plot. Reader gave it a dragnet kind of feel

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

Much better than the first book.

interesting plot. Very original concept. Good distraction from all the nasty stuff going on in the world.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

The Evolution of the Gumshoe Detective Story

I enjoyed this book as much as its predecessor, The Dispatcher (which you should listen to first). The snarky humour reminds me of gumshoe detective novels, complete with swamy thugs, murders that are not murders, and intriguing plot twists. A compelling story, well told, and excellently voiced by Quinto. Full marks!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

Another great short

I did enjoy this one but the first one was still my favourite dispatcher story. Looking forward to the next ones.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

I like this series

good story, interesting plot. only issue... undo some of the "I said" from the narrative. can't wait for the next one!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

love it

I really enjoyed the world & Zachary bring this series to life. please keep this series going!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Good story and narration

Entertaining and well written. Quinto is excellent and moves the story along at a pleasant pace.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

Interesting second instalment

The Dispatcher series comes with an interesting premise and this second book tries to flesh out that premise, while adding to our hero’s character and surroundings. They’re quick listens, but I wish the big reveal at the end wasn’t so rushed. Zachary Quinto with another good job here, too.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Great story, great performance

I got hook on the first book and while it’s not as good as the first one, it’s still very intriguing and a good mystery story

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Always enjoyable

Such an easy listen to, and keeps you engaged in the story and the final outcome. Great story line and kept you intrigued as to what was going to happen next to Tony.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!