Oh no! This is Murderbot Diaries #6? I wanted to read #4.5. I mixed up the books. And I didn't even notice! So maybe nothing happens in #4.5 and #5? I'll find out soon.

Anyway, it was a nice read. A detective story, with a bit less action than the first four books. It still has its charm, particularly in how Murderbot interacts with a bit larger and less morally black and white cast.

The description of scenes and technologies was sometimes a bit too detailed to keep me interested. Okay, there's all that stuff there, but why do I have to know all this? Will any of this help me find the killer?

In the end I didn't find the killer. It can be totally my fault, but I naturally feel like the book failed at foreshadowing and leaving clues.

I see a missed world-building opportunity on the political side too. Will the slaver corporation be okay with Preservation supporting escaped slaves? Will Preservation be okay with the slavers assassinating people on their station? Where do we go from here?