The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time (Original Cover)

Author(s): Mark Haddon

General Fiction

Christopher is 15 and lives in Swindon with his father. He has Asperger's Syndrome, a form of autism. He is obsessed with maths, science and Sherlock Holmes but finds it hard to understand other people. When he discovers a dead dog on a neighbour's lawn he decides to solve the mystery and write a detective thriller about it. As in all good detective stories, however, the more he unearths, the deeper the mystery gets - for both Christopher and the rest of his family.


Product Information

Mark Haddon was born in Northampton. He read English at Oxford and has worked in a variety of jobs including magazine illustrator and part-time worker for Mencap.

General Fields

  • : 9781849920414
  • : Random House
  • : David Fickling Books
  • : December 2009
  • : 197mm X 128mm X 19mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Mark Haddon
  • : Paperback
  • : en
  • : 271