If you loved being inside Murderbot’s head as it snarked its way through the Milu station fiasco—piecing together GrayCris’s dirty secrets while protecting a squishy human or two—then you’ll click with the way Chris Shane narrates Lock In. It’s a witty, first-person ride through a high-stakes investigation into tech profiteering around Haden’s syndrome, complete with sharp banter and corporate stonewalling that echo Murderbot’s evidence-gathering and sarcastic asides. You get the same mix of fast deductions, deadpan humor, and “I’d rather be watching media” energy—just pointed at a different flavor of corporate malfeasance.

In Rogue Protocol, Murderbot combs through logs and footage on Milu to prove GrayCris’s crimes, only to find layers of sabotage and buried evidence. Six Wakes hits that same investigative nerve: six clones awaken on the generation ship Dormire to discover their previous bodies murdered and the ship’s records tampered with. Like Murderbot’s meticulous data parsing and coolheaded triage under fire, the crew must reconstruct corrupted logs and interrogate their own pasts to solve the case. It’s a tight, puzzle-box mystery with escalating reveals that echo Murderbot’s methodical uncovering of the truth.

If Murderbot’s “I’ll do the right thing but please stop making me feel things” vibe grabbed you—especially the way it bends rules to keep humans alive while cornering GrayCris—Takeshi Kovacs will feel familiar. In Altered Carbon, Kovacs is hired to probe an ultra-rich magnate’s supposed suicide, cutting through corporate shields and corruption with brutal pragmatism. Like Murderbot’s tactical improvisations and sometimes-questionable methods on Milu, Kovacs uses whatever leverage he must to crack the case. It’s gritty, high-tech noir with a protagonist as ethically flexible—and as relentlessly effective—as our favorite SecUnit.

Murderbot’s deadpan commentary, from grumbling about “Sanctuary Moon” time to dunking on idiotic corporate decisions, is half the joy of Rogue Protocol. The Kaiju Preservation Society brings that same breezy, quip-rich tone as Jamie Gray stumbles into a gig protecting giant monsters in a parallel Earth—only to face an exec determined to exploit them. The banter, the skewering of corporate hubris, and the reluctant-competence energy all land in the same register as Murderbot trying to keep a naive bot like Miki—and its humans—alive while rolling its eyes at management.

If the breathless pace of Rogue Protocol hooked you—the infiltration on Milu, rapid-fire course changes when evidence goes south, and split-second protection of bystanders—Velocity Weapon delivers that same adrenaline. When Sanda Greeve wakes up centuries after a battle on a lone warship with an AI ally, every chapter drives forward with tactical adaptations, narrow escapes, and shifting revelations. It scratches the itch for smart, kinetic problem‑solving under pressure, much like Murderbot’s on‑the‑fly plans to outmaneuver GrayCris while keeping the mission—and the humans—intact.