Zoo City

Zinzi December has a Sloth on her back, a dirty 419 scam habit, and a talent for finding lost things. But when a little old lady turns up dead and the cops confiscate her last paycheck, she's forced to take on her least favourite kind of job - missing persons. The acclaimed second novel from the author of Moxyland. "Lauren Beukes is very, *very* good... it feels effortless, utterly accomplished." - William Gibson