• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

  • By: Mark Haddon
  • Narrated by: Jeff Woodman
  • Length: 6 hrs and 2 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (16,124 ratings)

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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

By: Mark Haddon
Narrated by: Jeff Woodman
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Publisher's summary

Fifteen-year-old Christopher Boone has Asperger's Syndrome, a condition similar to autism. He doesn't like to be touched or meet new people, he cannot make small talk, and he hates the colors brown and yellow. He is a math whiz with a very logical brain who loves solving puzzles that have definite answers.

One night, he observes that the neighbor's dog has been killed, since it is not moving and has a large garden fork stuck in its body. Christopher knows this is wrong. He has never left his street on his own before, but now he'll have to in order to find out who killed the dog. What he discovers will shake the very foundation of his perfectly ordered life.

Critically acclaimed author Mark Haddon, a two-time BAFTA winner, crafts a stunning masterpiece that is funny, honest, and incredibly moving.

©2003 Mark Haddon (P)2003 Recorded Books, LLC

Critic reviews

  • Alex Award Winner, 2004

"The novel brims with touching, ironic humor. The result is an eye-opening work in a unique and compelling literary voice." (Publishers Weekly)
"Fresh and inventive." (Booklist)
"Smart, honest and wrenching....Will quickly hook you in." (San Francisco Chronicle)
"Gloriously eccentric and wonderfully intelligent." (The Boston Globe)

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Editorial Review

Mark Haddon’s engrossing and intensely human novel about an autistic boy investigating the murder of a neighbor’s dog remains one of my favorite feats of storytelling. And I consider myself especially fortunate to have experienced it for the first time in audio. Award-winning narrator Jeff Woodman masterfully captures Christopher’s youth, intelligence and disarming directness, employing a detached delivery that conveys his condition while hinting at a rich emotional life that lays just underneath. It’s a beautifully nuanced performance that’s authentic, effortless, and deeply affecting. —Reid., Audible Editor

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Wonderful

The narrator was superb. I listened to it straight through. Very engaging. (Audible insists there be 9 more word, so there,,,,)

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Charming and Interesting

Hearing everything from Christopher's autistic perspective was totally engaging. I blew through this book in no time. It was wonderful.

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Great story!

Finished it in 1 day. Excellent, honest and comical. Would highly recommend this to friends and family

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Fantastic

Others had recommended this to me, but I was still surprised by how brilliant this was. Just outstanding. The writer gets the "voice" (and the narrator, the voice) right every time.

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Fair to Middlin'


This is an OK read that provides valuable insight into the thinking patterns of a child with autism.

The reveal of the perp who kills the dog is a genuine jolt.

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Mismarketed

My biggest disappointment with this book was in its marketing and if I had been given a better understanding of what it was about, I think I would have enjoyed it more. It was marketed more as a mystery solved by an autistic teenager, but really it's more of a story about an autistic teenager who is deeply concerned about a dog's death. With Christopher (main character) Mark Haddon created an incredibly complex personality and I feel like he did a great job of presenting the thoughts and feelings of an autistic child. Seeing things from Christopher's perspective really helps you emphasize with him, and your heart goes out to him as he investigates the dog's death. The chapters are prime numbers, which is confusing at first until you learn that it's one of Christopher's quirks. That said, the mystery isn't complex, or even really a mystery, and is really a red herring for what the book is about. This book is about so much more and I enjoyed it, but still couldn't help but feel disappointed that it wasn't more Holmes-ian.

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A bit odd

But a great look into the mind of a very special young mind. Highly recommended

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The best ever !

A must read ! I could listen to this again and again. I think
It should be a requirement !

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ADORED this book and the performance

I am not sure I could love this book more, and the performance was top-notch! How amazing to tell this story from Christopher’s perspective in such insightful and respectful ways. Amazing. Adored. Five stars!

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amazing!

not only was the preformance of the reader perfectly fitting and convincing but the story was unlike any other I've heard/read before. I could not wait to turn on audible and listen. amazing job

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