The Worst Rescuers in the Republic

Dumb Luck and Dead Heroes, Book 4

By: Skyler Ramirez

Narrated by: Michael Murphy, Madeleine Brolly

Being tortured isn’t fun at all…

…especially when it’s your ex-flame attaching the battery cables to you. For Captain Brad Mendoza, his month has gone from bad to worse, and now all anyone seems interested in is the galaxy-changing secret that’s rattling around in his brain. Whoever breaks Brad can build an empire that will rival anything else in the Fringe!

But across the Republic, Jessica Lin survived the attempt to take her life, and she’s hunting the evil men and woman who have kidnapped her captain. Armed only with a damaged ship seized from pirates, she must use her wits and a lot of luck to gather a ragtag crew capable of finding and rescuing Brad from the vile mercenaries that hold him captive.

Joining her on her quest are Hayley Uvalde, an enigmatic and fast-talking intelligence expert who changes names as often as hair colors, Quinn Boyd, a special forces washout with an unhealthy love of explosives, and Harris, everyone’s favorite makeup artist turned mercenary. Together, they’ll race against a ticking clock to find Brad before he gives up his secret, dies, or likely both.

The fourth and longest installment thus far in the favorite Dumb Luck and Dead Heroes series, The Worst Rescuers in the Republic picks up where The Worst Pirate Hunters in the Fringe left off and takes listeners through a twisting and turning science fiction military adventure with a little humor—and a lot of dumb luck—mixed in. Part hard sci-fi and part space opera. Listen to the series that is delighting fans worldwide!

©2023 Skyler S. Ramirez (P)2025 Skyler S. Ramirez

A good balance between danger and humor.

What I liked was the pacing of the book. There is not a lot of detail and how the ship runs or the nature and shape of the government. There’s not a lot of backstory. Each say each part was given just enough that your imagination could take hold, but not so much that you were left clueless

Awesome story

I love this series. the character development is my favorite part of this series.

short, but great

These books are such fun. they're only a few hours apiece, but fear not, they each tell complete stories, with lots of action, lots of witty banter and very well crafted and developed characters.
I am not usually a fan of short novels. they usually stay short by cutting out the things I consider essential to making a story immersive and whole. Skyler is just that talented a story teller that he delivers all those elements and more in a fast and fun package. well done.

You'll be hooked in seconds

loved the whole story from the beginnings to the end the characters are well rounded and the narrator is just awesome

Love the humor and storylines

Very very entertaining and fun with excellent voice actors and characters you relate too and want to hear about as soon as possible