2.Broken Monsters by Lauren Beukes

　　《半身怪兽》作者：Lauren Beukes

　　A detective stumbles upon a super-unsettling scene -- a victim's body seems to have been fused together with animal parts, making him part human, part woodland creature. The detective's daughter is busy chatting with the suspected killer online. The book is set in Detroit, and the characters, like the city, bravely try to hold themselves together in the face of danger.

　　一位侦探恰好撞见了某一案发现场，其间情境触目惊心——一位死者的尸体被人将它和动物的肢体缝在了一起，让尸体成为了一个半人半兽的怪物。而侦探的女儿又倾慕于杀人的嫌疑犯，常常在网上跟他聊天。小说背景设置在底特律，故事中的角色都非常具有城市气质，能在危险面前鼓起勇气，保持淡定。