THE ALBUM OF DR. MOREAU
莫羅博士的專輯
內容介紹
《莫羅博士的專輯》(THE ALBUM OF DR. MOREAU)將H·G·威爾斯(H. G. Wells)著名小說的科幻小說前提與經典謀殺謎案和深受喜愛的男孩樂團巧妙地融合在一起，為你述說一個有趣又古怪的推理故事。
現在是2001年，WyldBoyZ是世界上最炙手可熱的男孩樂團，而且絕對是世界上唯一一個經過基因改造的人獸混合樂團，他們從一艘秘密的政府科學研究駁船上被救出，稱作M博士(Dr. M)的製作人負責照顧他們的生活起居。當製作人M博士被發現在酒店房間被謀殺時，男孩樂團的五位成員都是主要嫌疑人：
- 豹貓鮑比(可愛擔當)
- 巨型蝙蝠麥特(搞笑擔當)
- 穿山甲蒂姆(害羞擔當)
- 倭黑猩猩戴文(浪漫擔當)
- 大象圖斯克(聰明擔當)
拉斯維加斯偵探盧斯·德爾加多(Luce Delgado)只有24小時的時間來解決這個案件，他必須追溯到WyldBoyZ旅程最初開始的秘密科學駁船——他們曾經稱之為家的地方……
達力歐的寫作風格為男孩樂隊崛起的轉折添加了古怪的元素，全書透過“曲目 ”來區分章節，透過偵探盧斯的旁白和每位成員的自述，幫助讀者更詳細了解樂團的形成及其神秘的歷史。當結局到來時，讀者將發現既出乎意料又完全令人滿意的完美轉折，不到最後一頁，別輕易放下此書！
作者介紹
著作包含《Afterparty》、《The Devil’s Alphabet》、《Spoonbenders》等老少咸宜小說。他的中篇故事《We Are All Completely Fine》曾榮獲世界奇幻獎與雪莉‧傑克遜文學獎(Shirley Jackson Award)。他生涯第一本作品《Pandemonium》榮獲克勞佛獎，並提名世界奇幻獎。2019年再度以中短篇小說《Nine Last Days on Planet Earth》入圍雨果獎。在芝加哥郊區長大，現居華盛頓州西雅圖。
作者官網：https://darylgregory.com/
書評
"[Daryl Gregory] constructs a clever mash-up of H.G. Wells’s The Island of Doctor Moreau, a locked room mystery, and the boy band phenomenon in this zippy but complex tale... [A] quirky and entertaining twist on a classic." – Publisher's Weekly
"Gregory deliberately and imaginatively breaks every one of T. S. Eliot’s “Rules of Detective Fiction,” with which he has prefaced this luminous novella." - Booklist, starred review
"Both unexpected and yet completely satisfying." – Mystery & Suspense Magazine
"A stunning detective story full of all-too-human animals. Reading Daryl Gregory is so much fun you never notice until it's too late that he's got you by the feels, and he's about to squeeze. I loved this hilarious, touching, ridiculous ride." - Sam J. Miller, Nebula Award-winning author of The Art of Starving and Blackfish City
"This book has everything: a genetically engineered boy band, a great detective, a Zima-soaked tour party full of suspects, and a clever locked-room mystery. Funny, smart, and completely satisfying. I devoured it like a delicious grub snack." - Sarah Pinsker, author of A Song For A New Day and We Are Satellites
"Daryl Gregory is terrific, and The Album of Dr Moreau continues his high-roller, high-stakes streak of awesome. I laughed on page one, was horrified by page thirteen, and was delighted till the very end." – Lavie Tidhar
"Meticulous, cunning, and clever." – Elizabeth Bear
得獎紀錄
A 2022 Sturgeon Award Nominee
A 2022 Edgar Award Nominee