- Published: 15 August 2012
- ISBN: 9780099572831
- Imprint: Vintage Children's Classics
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 304
- RRP: $16.99
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
The story of Christopher, the boy whose mission to solve a dog-murder mystery leads him to uncover some shocking hidden truths
'Lots of things are mysteries. But that doesn't mean there isn't an answer to them'
This is Christopher's murder mystery story. There are also no lies in this story because Christopher can't tell lies. Christopher does not like strangers or the colours yellow or brown or being touched. On the other hand, he knows all the countries in the world and their capital cities and every prime number up to 7507. When Christopher decides to find out who killed the neighbour's dog, his mystery story becomes more complicated than he could have ever predicted.
BACKSTORY: Meet the author and learn about the background to Christopher's story.
- Published: 15 August 2012
- ISBN: 9780099572831
- Imprint: Vintage Children's Classics
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 304
- RRP: $16.99
Wondrous...brilliantly inventive...dazzling. Not simply the most original novel I've read in years - it's also one of the best
The Times
Exceptional by any standards. Both funny and deeply moving
Sunday Telegraph
Outstanding. Heartening as well as richly entertaining. A stunningly good read
Independent
Superbly realised. A funny as well as a sad book. Brilliant
Guardian
A remarkable book. An impressive achievement and a rewarding read
Time Out
A magical book. It's one of those books that makes you feel as though you have been on an emotional rollercoaster.
Carrie Grant, Sunday Express
Brilliantly empathetic. Believe the hype: a brilliant, heart-warming book
Scotsman
In telling a painful story in the voice of a 15-year-old boy with Asperger's, Haddon broadens ordinary minds and helps to understand how they work, too.
Daily Telegraph
Mark Haddon's portrayal of an emotionally dissociated mind is a superb achievement. He is a wise and bleakly funny writer with rare gifts of empathy
Ian McEwan
I have never read anything quite like Mark Haddon's funny and agonizingly honest book, or encountered a narrator more vivid and memorable. I advise you to buy two copies; you won't want to lend yours out
Arthur Golden, author of 'Memoirs of a Geisha'
Original, moving and entertaining for adults as well as for older children
Julia Donaldson, Daily Express
A deservedly acclaimed read.
Time Out London
