Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells
Title: Fugitive Telemetry (Murderbot Diaries #6)
Author: Martha Wells
Publisher: Tor.com 2021
Genre: Science Fiction
Pages: 172
Rating: 3/5 stars
Reading Challenges: COYER
No, I didn't kill the dead human. If I had, I wouldn't dump the body in the station mall.
When Murderbot discovers a dead body on Preservation Station, it knows it is going to have to assist station security to determine who the body is (was), how they were killed (that should be relatively straightforward, at least), and why (because apparently that matters to a lot of people—who knew?)
Yes, the unthinkable is about to happen: Murderbot must voluntarily speak to humans!
Again!
Apparently I did read this one when it came out, but completely forgot the plot. While it is #6 in the series, chronologically the story belongs between Exit Strategy and Network Effect. We are right back on Preservation Station solving a seemingly impossible murder. Of course Murderbot is stuck in the middle making sure the humans don’t die. This felt like a strange little side adventure and didn’t include much snark from Muderbot. The snark is why I read this series. Oh well.
Murderbot Diaries:
#6 Fugitive Telemetry
#7 System Collapse
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