The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time

Synopsis

Winner of the whitbread book of the year '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 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.