17 Best short stories books like Murder by Other Means (The Dispatcher, #2) by John Scalzi

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Murder by Other Means (The Dispatcher, #2)

By: John Scalzi

4.04

Format: 4 pages, Audible Audio

In the world of the Dispatchers, a natural or accidental death is an endpoint; a murder pushes the …

"John Scalzi “I want you to know there was some discussion about whether to make the pizza." "Because it's a Hawaiian pizza?" "Yeah. We have a new employee who makes the pizzas. He considers pineapple on a pizza against the laws of God and Nature." She held out the pizza."

-John Scalzi, Murder by Other Means (The Dispatcher, #2)

If you liked the short stories plot in Murder by Other Means (The Dispatcher, #2) by John Scalzi , here is a list of 17 books like this:

1. James Moriarty, Consulting Criminal

By: Andy Weir

3.56

Format: 256 pages,

His razor-sharp intellect, uncanny powers of deduction, and knowledge of the criminal underground a… read more

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2. The Egg and Other Stories

By: Andy Weir

3.00

Format: 112 pages, Audiobook

Collected for the first time anywhere, the nine tales in The Egg and Other Stories highlight Andy W… read more

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3. System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

By: Martha Wells

4.22

Format: 245 pages, Hardcover

Am I making it worse? I think I'm making it worse. Everyone's favorite lethal SecUnit is back. … read more

Similar categories in Martha Wells's System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7) book and John Scalzi's Murder by Other Means (The Dispatcher, #2)

  • novella
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"(I'm going to have to code a patch for threat assessment.)"

-Martha Wells, System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

"I said, “Have you done something that you feel you should be threatened for?"

-Martha Wells, System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

"Bad things may not be more statistically possible but it sure seems like they are."

-Martha Wells, System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

"Then he sent me a note back. So, you may not know this but I read your letter to Dr. Mensah, the one you sent when you left Port FreeCommerce. I think you're absolutely the right person to write this…"

-Martha Wells, System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

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4. Impact Winter (Impact Winter #1)

By: Travis Beacham

3.98

Format: 5 pages, Audible Audio

"They came after the impact and the firestorms. When the sun went dark. Like they’d been there all … read more

Similar categories in Travis Beacham's Impact Winter (Impact Winter #1) book and John Scalzi's Murder by Other Means (The Dispatcher, #2)

  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • thriller
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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5. Impact Winter Season 2 (Impact Winter #2)

By: Travis Beacham

3.98

Format: 6 pages, Audible Audio

The hit Audible Original series from executive producers of The Walking Dead and the writer of Paci… read more

Similar categories in Travis Beacham's Impact Winter Season 2 (Impact Winter #2) book and John Scalzi's Murder by Other Means (The Dispatcher, #2)

  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • thriller
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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6. Lost Planet Homicide

By: Larry Correia

3.79

Format: None pages, Audiobook

A lost colony planet, a perplexing murder, and a dogged homicide cop in this Audible Original story… read more

Similar categories in Larry Correia's Lost Planet Homicide book and John Scalzi's Murder by Other Means (The Dispatcher, #2)

  • short stories
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • crime
  • mystery
  • audiobook
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7. Alethea

By: Katrina Day

3.61

Format: None pages, Audible Audio

Set in New York 2048, the story unfolds in a speculative near-future in which the world’s most powe… read more

Similar categories in Katrina Day's Alethea book and John Scalzi's Murder by Other Means (The Dispatcher, #2)

  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • thriller
  • fantasy
  • mystery
  • audiobook
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8. The Girl Who Wasn't There

By: Arvind Ethan David

3.12

Format: 1 pages, Audible Audio

A window is but a piece of glass through which we view the world outside. It is not meant to distor… read more

Similar categories in Arvind Ethan David's The Girl Who Wasn't There book and John Scalzi's Murder by Other Means (The Dispatcher, #2)

  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • mystery
  • audiobook
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9. The Downloaded

By: Robert J. Sawyer

3.62

Format: 190 pages, Paperback

The new novel by Canada's top Science Fiction writer In 2059 two very different groups have their m… read more

Similar categories in Robert J. Sawyer's The Downloaded book and John Scalzi's Murder by Other Means (The Dispatcher, #2)

  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • thriller
  • fantasy
  • mystery
  • audiobook
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10. Roadkill

By: Dennis E. Taylor

4.09

Format: 3 pages, Audible Audio

Three 20-somethings are all that stands between an otherworldly threat and the survival of Earth in… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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11. Service Model

By: Adrian Tchaikovsky

4.06

Format: 376 pages, Hardcover

To fix the world they first must break it further. Humanity is a dying breed, utterly reliant on… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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12. Darkness Visible

By: Arvind Ethan David

3.45

Format: 1 pages, Audiobook

It is June 1940. The war against Hitler’s forces is raging. And the tide is turning against the Bri… read more

Similar categories in Arvind Ethan David's Darkness Visible book and John Scalzi's Murder by Other Means (The Dispatcher, #2)

  • short stories
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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13. Bluebeard

By: Jim Clemente

3.76

Format: 4 pages, Audible Audio

A NEW THRILLER BASED ON THE TRUE STORY OF LA’S FIRST KNOWN SERIAL KILLER In 1919, Kathryn Wombache… read more

Similar categories in Jim Clemente's Bluebeard book and John Scalzi's Murder by Other Means (The Dispatcher, #2)

  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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14. Murder by Other Means (The Dispatcher, #2)

By: John Scalzi

4.04

Format: 4 pages, Audible Audio

In the world of the Dispatchers, a natural or accidental death is an endpoint; a murder pushes the … read more

Similar categories in John Scalzi's Murder by Other Means (The Dispatcher, #2) book and John Scalzi's Murder by Other Means (The Dispatcher, #2)

  • urban fantasy
  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • thriller
  • crime
  • fantasy
  • mystery
  • audiobook
"John Scalzi “I want you to know there was some discussion about whether to make the pizza." "Because it's a Hawaiian pizza?" "Yeah. We have a new employee who makes the pizzas. He considers pineapple…"

-John Scalzi, Murder by Other Means (The Dispatcher, #2)

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15. Feedback

By: Dennis E. Taylor

3.84

Format: 1 pages, Audible Audio

Listening Length: 32 minutes If the past is prologue - what if the prologue never happened? When… read more

Similar categories in Dennis E. Taylor's Feedback book and John Scalzi's Murder by Other Means (The Dispatcher, #2)

  • short stories
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • mystery
  • audiobook
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16. Earthside (Quantum Earth, #2)

By: Dennis E. Taylor

4.02

Format: 8 pages, Audible Audio

The fate of mankind is in the hands of a group of 20-something science nerds in the sequel to Outla… read more

Similar categories in Dennis E. Taylor's Earthside (Quantum Earth, #2) book and John Scalzi's Murder by Other Means (The Dispatcher, #2)

  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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17. Zero Tolerance

By: James Patterson

3.55

Format: 3 pages, Audible Audio

Sergeant Jo Barnes (Hilary Swank) and her elite, all-female US Army investigative team are renowned… read more

Similar categories in James Patterson's Zero Tolerance book and John Scalzi's Murder by Other Means (The Dispatcher, #2)

  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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18. Dietrich

By: Don Winslow

3.52

Format: None pages, Audiobook

Gritty and suspenseful, Dietrich is a hard-boiled whodunnit from Audible Award-winning and internat… read more

Similar categories in Don Winslow's Dietrich book and John Scalzi's Murder by Other Means (The Dispatcher, #2)

  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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19. Stranger

By: Ben H. Winters

3.28

Format: 2 pages, Audiobook

From Ben H. Winters, author of the Last Policeman trilogy, The Quiet Boy, and the Audible Originals… read more

Similar categories in Ben H. Winters's Stranger book and John Scalzi's Murder by Other Means (The Dispatcher, #2)

  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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20. Ghosts of Zenith

By: Larry Correia

3.75

Format: None pages, Audiobook

On a nightmare world a thousand light years from Earth, one honest cop won’t rest until he solves t… read more

Similar categories in Larry Correia's Ghosts of Zenith book and John Scalzi's Murder by Other Means (The Dispatcher, #2)

  • short stories
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • crime
  • fantasy
  • mystery
  • audiobook
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21. Catchers

By: Ben Rock

3.75

Format: 3 pages, Audible Audio

In Buck Lake, Colorado, the resident dog catcher, Collins, is on the verge of retirement. But somet… read more

Similar categories in Ben Rock's Catchers book and John Scalzi's Murder by Other Means (The Dispatcher, #2)

  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • thriller
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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22. Self Help

By: Ben H. Winters

3.51

Format: None pages, Audiobook

A darkly comedic thriller by the New York Times best-selling author of Underground Airlines, The La… read more

Similar categories in Ben H. Winters's Self Help book and John Scalzi's Murder by Other Means (The Dispatcher, #2)

  • novella
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • thriller
  • crime
  • mystery
  • audiobook
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23. The Neil Gaiman at the End of the Universe

By: Arvind Ethan David

3.87

Format: 1 pages, Audible Audio

A man awakens, adrift in deep space, with little memory of who he is – only to discover that he is … read more

Similar categories in Arvind Ethan David's The Neil Gaiman at the End of the Universe book and John Scalzi's Murder by Other Means (The Dispatcher, #2)

  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • mystery
  • audiobook
"things that look like miracles prove the existence of God"

-Arvind Ethan David, The Neil Gaiman at the End of the Universe

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24. A Change of Plans

By: Dennis E. Taylor

3.80

Format: 27 pages, Kindle Edition

Earth is dying, and humanity is scrambling to set up colonies in other star systems. But the search… read more

Similar categories in Dennis E. Taylor's A Change of Plans book and John Scalzi's Murder by Other Means (The Dispatcher, #2)

  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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25. Oregon

By: Don Winslow

3.43

Format: 2 pages, Audible Audio

It was 1970 in a defeated Rhode Island fishing town. Vietnam and Nixon dominated the national news.… read more

Similar categories in Don Winslow's Oregon book and John Scalzi's Murder by Other Means (The Dispatcher, #2)

  • short stories
  • fiction
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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26. The Method

By: James Patterson

3.50

Format: 4 pages, Audible Audio

Please note: This audio drama is for mature audiences only. It contains strong language, violence, … read more

Similar categories in James Patterson's The Method book and John Scalzi's Murder by Other Means (The Dispatcher, #2)

  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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27. Daniel X: Genesis

By: James Patterson

3.26

Format: 4 pages, Audible Audio

Daniel’s 16th birthday is starting out like any other day: He’s late for school, his homework’s due… read more

Similar categories in James Patterson's Daniel X: Genesis book and John Scalzi's Murder by Other Means (The Dispatcher, #2)

  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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28. Dr. Vikram Loses His Mind

By: Arvind Ethan David

3.58

Format: 1 pages, Audible Audio

It is a simple question that is as profound as any we can ask: “Who am I?” Dr. Vikram Anthony is th… read more

Similar categories in Arvind Ethan David's Dr. Vikram Loses His Mind book and John Scalzi's Murder by Other Means (The Dispatcher, #2)

  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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29. No Kindness Too Soon

By: Sylvain Neuvel

3.63

Format: None pages, Audible Audio

From the author of the "Themis Files" and the "Take Them to the Stars" series comes a new, riveting… read more

Similar categories in Sylvain Neuvel's No Kindness Too Soon book and John Scalzi's Murder by Other Means (The Dispatcher, #2)

  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Impact Winter Season 3 (Impact Winter #3) by Travis Beacham

30. Impact Winter Season 3 (Impact Winter #3)

By: Travis Beacham

4.18

Format: 8 pages, Audible Audio

Hailed for its “masterful storytelling” by Fandom, the groundbreaking Audible Original series conti… read more

Similar categories in Travis Beacham's Impact Winter Season 3 (Impact Winter #3) book and John Scalzi's Murder by Other Means (The Dispatcher, #2)

  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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31. Downward Facing Doug

By: Don Winslow

3.70

Format: 2 pages, Audiobook

Don Winslow returns to the world of PI Boone Daniels and the Dawn Patrol. Doug is one of the Dawn P… read more

Similar categories in Don Winslow's Downward Facing Doug book and John Scalzi's Murder by Other Means (The Dispatcher, #2)

  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook

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4.22

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Larry Correia

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Katrina Day

3.61

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Robert J. Sawyer

3.62

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