Recommendation: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is a must-read for those interested in a unique perspective on the traditional detective novel. Christopher Boone's Asperger's provides a captivating lens through which readers can view his world and the mystery he seeks to solve. Haddon's ability to creatively tackle such a challenging topic cements this book as a classic.

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• Booker Prize Nominee for Longlist (2003)
• James Tait Black Memorial Prize Nominee for Fiction (2003)
• Whitbread Award for Novel and Book of the Year (2003)
• Guardian Children's Fiction Prize (2003)
• Booktrust Teenage Prize (2003)
• McKitterick Prize (2004)
• Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction (2003)
• Exclusive Books Boeke Prize (2004)
• ALA Alex Award (2004)
• Zilveren Zoen (2004)
• Lincoln Award Nominee (2006)
• Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best First Book Overall (2004)
• North East Teenage Book Award Nominee (2004)
• Carnegie Medal Nominee (2003)
• Dolly Gray Children's Literature Award (2004)
• Premi Protagonista Jove for Categoria 14-16 anys (2005)

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.

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