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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time: A Novel
by Haddon, Mark
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0385509456
- ISBN 13
- 9780385509459
- Seller
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Apache Junction, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
Doubleday, 2003. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 0385509456 First print in First State DJ without the Today Show logo. First edition, First printing. Not price clipped. NOT REMAINDER marked. Dust jacket in protective cover. Shipped in a box. Number line starting with a (1). Fine/Fine
Synopsis
Wondrous-Brilliantly inventive, full of dazzling set pieces- Not simply the most original novel I've read in years-it's also one of the best' The TimesThe 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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- Bookseller
- Garys Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007259
- Title
- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time: A Novel
- Author
- Haddon, Mark
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0385509456
- ISBN 13
- 9780385509459
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2003
- Keywords
- ENGLAND FICTION CHILDREN S AUTISM JUVENILE GENERAL PEOPLE PLACES EUROPE SOCIAL SITUATIONS SPECIAL NEEDS
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