Christopher Boone, who understands the world through logic and prime numbers, investigates the death of his neighbour's dog.
Books mentioned in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time (9)
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle: “The Hound of the Baskervilles is my favorite book. In The Hound of the Baskervilles, Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson get a visit from James Mortimer”
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad: “there were some very good books which were very short like Heart of Darkness, which was by Conrad”
The Masqueraders by Georgette Heyer: “she was reading a book by Georgette Heyer called The Masqueraders”
Princess Mary's Gift Book by various: “they said Elsie had drawn the fairies from a book called Princess Mary's Gift Book by Arthur Shepperson”
Chaos: Making a New Science by James Gleick: “I read some more of the book I was reading called Chaos by James Gleick.”
The Boscombe Valley Mystery by Arthur Conan Doyle: “Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson stop for lunch when they are on their way to Ross from Paddington in The Boscombe Valley Mystery”
The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer: “he read a book called The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer and ate a sandwich”
DIANA: Her True Story by Andrew Morton: “two books, DIANA: Her True Story by Andrew Morton and Rivals by Jilly Cooper, and a photograph of me in a silver frame”
Rivals by Jilly Cooper: “two books, DIANA: Her True Story by Andrew Morton and Rivals by Jilly Cooper, and a photograph of me in a silver frame”