The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
by Haddon, Mark
- Used
- Very Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1400032717
- ISBN 13
- 9781400032716
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Sudbury, Massachusetts, United States
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Synopsis
Wondrous-Brilliantly inventive, full of dazzling set pieces- Not simply the most original novel I've read in years-it's also one of the best' The TimesThe 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, a form of autism. 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.
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- Bookseller
- Bearly Read Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 083278
- Title
- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
- Author
- Haddon, Mark
- Format/Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1400032717
- ISBN 13
- 9781400032716
- Publisher
- Vintage Books
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 2004
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
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