发狂的现代史

　　广州末代西关小姐潘梦蝶，曾是一位绝代佳人，如今住在西关大屋中。在将近一个世纪的时间长河里，她坚守着自己的爱情，坚守着家族的秘密，坚守着属于她自己的祖屋……社区民警马思鹏是一位身手矫健、头脑聪颖、乐于助人的人民警察。他接到了一桩名为“代号西关小姐”的涉毒案件。在调查的过程中，马思鹏结识潘梦蝶及其后人叶伊西。随着案件的深入，许多不为人知的秘密随之解开，一场关于警民、亲情、血缘等复杂情感的生死较量即将展开……

一群有组织地前往里斯本的游客在第一天早上其中一人被杀后，发现自己正在调查一起谋杀案。当他们参观美丽的里斯本景点时，开始在人群中寻找凶手。

　　The main character is Dr. Max Holst, a successful neurosurgeon. One day an intense little man named Steinmetz shows up, who has the real ability to create objects out of thin air, using only his mind. As no one believes him at first, he is held at a ward for mental patients, but manifests the key to his door and escapes. As he has a special interest in Dr. Holst, Steinmetz subsequently invites Holst to his large mansion, which is full of expensive paintings and sculptures, and proves to him that he can in fact materialise objects. Steinmetz’s abilities are evolving by leaps and bounds, and is progressing from being able to create objects only to being able to create living things. His ultimate ambition is to be able to create a human being. He tells Dr. Holst that if he will only perform a certain brain operation on him, Steinmetz will become able to attain his goal. He’s got all the necessary equipment set up in his basement. Dr. Holst, however, is too spooked by the whole thing to agree to this mad scheme, and refuses. Steinmetz then sets about manipulating Holst’s life, to pressure him into performing the operation. By then Steinmetz has become able to create a temporary human being, and in the hope that he can perhaps make his own creation perform the operation, he manifests a doppelganger of Dr. Holst. This double proceeds to take over Dr. Holst’s life, creating chaos for him professionally and personally. And then Dr. Holst starts fighting back. The ending has the dual virtue of being both unexpected and satisfying.