Over ten million copies sold 'Outstanding...a stunningly good read' Observer 'Mark Haddon's portrayal of an emotionally dissociated mind is a superb achievement... Wise and bleakly funny' Ian McEwan The 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. He knows a very great deal about maths and very little about human beings. He loves lists,...

221b Baker St., London, early 1890s. For three Victorian slackers-to say nothing of their dog-becoming Sherlock Holmes?s neighbours is very nearly the death of them. Jerome and his friends are planning a jaunt when Miss Briony Lodge calls at Baker Street. The beautiful young schoolmistress is in deadly danger. But what match are a bank clerk, a lawyer?s assistant, a dog and a novelist for an international gang of desperadoes? None whatsoever. It would...

'The dog was lying on the grass in the middle of the lawn in front of Mrs Shears' house. It looked as if it was running on its side, the way dogs run when they think they are chasing a cat in a dream. But the dog was not running or asleep. The dog was dead. There was a garden fork sticking out of the dog.'The 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...

Her romance with Michael, a celebrated criminologist is already in trouble. He is sick of the unpredictable behaviour caused by her ADHD and is convinced she is a fantasist. When his flat is burgled and precious belongings that remind him of his dead wife are stolen, he blames her.Forced to prove her innocence, Jessica sets out to unravel the events of the last few months. But when she stumbles on a dead body, the lies, deceptions and betrayals that...

When she was bad, she was deadly. Rhiannon is your average girl next door, settled with her boyfriend and little dog?but she?s got a killer secret. Although her childhood was haunted by a famous crime, Rhinannon?s life is normal now that her celebrity has dwindled. By day her job as an editorial assistant is demeaning and unsatisfying. By evening she dutifully listens to her friend?s plans for marriage and babies whilst secretly making a list. A kill...

A British mystery set in the idyllic countryside. Thea Osborne hopes to spend a quiet Christmas house-sitting for the Shepherds in the picturesque village of Stanton. When her arrival coincides with the funeral of a local businessman found electrocuted in the bath, Thea's interest is stirred. But when two people show up brutally murdered, she finds

Ulf Varg works in Malmo's Department of Sensitive Crimes. Like all Scandinavian detectives he has his issues. In his case these include his unresolved feelings for his colleague, Anna; his impatience over the seeming incompetence of his irritating colleague Blomquist; and his concerns for the health of his hearing-impaired dog, Marten, the only dog in Sweden (and possibly all Scandinavia) who is able to lip-read (in Swedish). Along with his colleagues,...

This reader development series for Key Stage 1 follows the national curriculum and literacy strategy.