he curious incident of the dog in the Night time. ( A book review)- The curious incident of the dog in the Night time. ( A book review)- It is a mystery novel and a children’s book as well- It was written by Mark Haddon, and was published in 2003. The novel was greatly successful and has been published in more than thirty-five countries, and has become an international best seller. Only in The United Kingdom were sold more than 2.6 millions of copies, making it the third best-selling book of the decade. Furthermore , the book has won several Awards, like the Whitbread Book Award, the Commonwealth Writer’s Prize, and The Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize. The novel is narrated in the first-person perspective by Christopher John Francis Boone, a 15 years old boy who describes himself as a mathematician with some behavioural difficulties. Although Christopher condition is not stated his, his symptoms and behaviour suggest he has a mild form of autism, perhaps Asperser’s Syndrome , however, Haddon said his novel is not a book about Asperser’s Syndrome, but a story about being different and an outsider, and the struggle to became independent. The story takes place in 1998, in Swidon, England, when the young Christopher discover the bloody death body of his neighbour’s dog lying in Mrs Shears´s garden. The dog was killed by a garden-fork, and Christopher sets out to discover the murderer. He chronicles his investigation in a book, which is in fact the book we are reading. Christopher’s investigation of Wellington’s murder leads him to uncover a number of secrets about his parents, causing him to lose his trust in his father an to set out to London in search his mother . After a harrowing journey to London in wich he must overcome the limits of his condition, Christopher achieves reunite with his mother. The main character is , Christopher John Francis Boone, the narrator and protagonist of the novel. He resides with his father and pet rat Toby, He has a brilliant talent for Maths, and an accurate memory. He likes resolve all kind of puzzles and reading maps, but he can’t understand a person’s mood by his facial expression. He feels content to read, and play computer by himself and he even fantasizes about being the only person alive on the planet. As a result he lives as an outsider. The novel is an enjoyable, appealing, food for thought , brilliant , and funny . A literary masterpiece. It´s really worth reading it, and I strongly recommend it.