The Dispatcher

Executive Summary: A fun short story, and this from someone who doesn't normally like short stories very much. And hey, you can't beat the price!Audiobook: I was familiar with Zachary Quinto the actor, but this is the first time I've listened to an audio book read by him. He does a good job, adding a bit extra to the story I thought. If Mr. Scalzi does more of these, I hope they are able to get Mr. Quinto to read them too.Full ReviewI picked this one up several months back because: 1) I like [a:John Scalzi 4763 John Scalzi https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1407277112p2/4763.jpg]2) Can't beat the price (free!)I kept meaning to get to it, and kept having other group or buddy reads to listen to instead. I finally managed to sneak it in between some other stuff.The core idea was pretty cool. What happens if anyone whose murdered suddenly comes back to life? Well most of the time at least. Enter the dispatchers. Paid professionals whose job it is to “save” your life by murdering you. There is no way that would ever get abused, right?The book is written as a mystery/detective novel of sorts. It's probably more urban fantasy than science fiction. There wasn't anything ground breaking here really, but I really enjoyed the idea behind the story, and since it's a short story, it was over quick.I'll probably pick up the next one (if there is a next one) depending on the price, but I'd be content if this was just a one-off too.