Christopher is fifteen years old. He understands mathematics and the theory of relativity. What he doesn't quite understand are other human beings. He likes lists, plans, and the truth. He hates yellow and brown. He's never been further than the end of his street alone.
However, when he discovers his neighbor's dog pierced by a pitchfork, he decides to go in search of the murderer and use it as inspiration to write a detective novel. But his investigation will upset the delicate balance of the universe he had built for himself...
"To get a sense of this novel, think of books like The Sound and the Fury , The Catcher in the Rye , or one of Oliver Sacks's stories." New York Times
"An exceptional work." Sunday Telegraph
"A writer imbued with wisdom and dark humor, gifted with a rare quality of compassion. An unprecedented success." Ian McEwan