Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Detective Novel

Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Detective Novel

1. Looking for clues

   • Interviews people
   • Searching around neighbourhood/ Mrs Shears garden

2. Memorable character

   • Quirks that make him stand out
     • Aspergers
     • Logical brain/ maths abilities
   • Similar to Sherlock Holmes (his idol)

3. Know what the author knows

   • Verbatim dialogue
   • Grice's Maxims of quality/ quantity
   • First person narrator
   • Dramatic irony: sometimes, reader knows more e.g. mother's letters
     • Result of his HFA/ makes him a less reliable detective

4. Gets confession

   • Not fully conventional as didn't come as a result of his detective work
     • However, came from a result of finding answer to new mystery
   • Father killed Wellington
   • Finds his mother

5. Introduces suspects early on