The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time

Vintage Children's Classics

Mark Haddon author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Vintage Publishing

Published:2nd Aug '12

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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time cover

The story of Christopher, the boy whose mission to solve a dog-murder mystery leads him to uncover some shocking hidden truths

But that doesn't mean there isn't an answer to them'

This is Christopher's murder mystery story. 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.

'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.

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 *

ISBN: 9780099572831

Dimensions: 188mm x 129mm x 18mm

Weight: 202g

304 pages