Life on an Alien World That's Ours
In 2003, Mark Haddon wrote a well-received novel about a 15-year-old boy solving a mystery that's become a literary staple. But "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" is atypical of the boy-detective form because the boy in Haddon's novel is atypical. He has autism and experiences the world in a markedly different way from most of us, possessing, among other qualities, a keen visual sense and an avers…