The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Mark Haddon

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is a SparkNotes novel and play by Mark Haddon and Simon Stephens, respectively. It follows 15-year-old Christopher Boone, who has autism, as he investigates the murder of his neighbor’s dog, Wellington. His search uncovers that his father lied about his mother’s death and killed the dog, prompting Christopher to travel alone to London to find her.