The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time

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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is a murder mystery novel like no other.

The detective, and narrator, is Christopher Boone. Christopher is fifteen and has Asperger's Syndrome. He knows a very great deal about maths and very little about human beings. He loves lists, patterns and the truth. He hates the colours yellow and brown and being touched. He has never gone further than the end of the road on his own, but when he finds a neighbour's dog murdered he sets out on a terrifying journey which will turn his whole world upside down.

'Outstanding...a stunningly good read' Observer

'Mark Haddon's portrayal of an emotionally dissociated mind is a superb achievement... Wise and bleakly funny' Ian McEwan

Winner of the Whitbread Book of the Year

**ONE OF THE GUARDIAN'S 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21st CENTURY**

Wondrous...brilliantly inventive...dazzling. Not simply the most original novel I've read in years - it's also one of the best

The Times

About Mark Haddon

Mark Haddon is a writer and artist. His bestselling novel, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (2003) won seventeen literary prizes, was translated into 36 languages, and went on to become an award-winning stage adaptation by Simon Stephens. His most recent works of fiction include a novel, The Porpoise (2019), and a collection of fables and stories, Dogs and Monsters (2024).
Details
  • Imprint: Vintage
  • ISBN: 9780099450252
  • Length: 288 pages
  • Dimensions: 197mm x 19mm x 129mm
  • Weight: 234g
  • Price: £9.99