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, 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.