Christopher is 15 and has Asperger’s Syndrome, a form of autism. He is obsessed with maths, science and Sherlock Holmes but finds it hard to understand other people. When he finds a dead dog on a neighbour’s lawn he decides to solve the mystery and write a detective thriller about it.
- ISBN: 9780385605878
- Author: Haddon, Mark
- Published: 2003, David Fickling Books
- Themes: Asperger's Syndrome, Autism, Dog, Mystery
- Descriptors: England (UK), Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)
- No. of pages: 224