Haddon, Mark

George Hall doesn't understand the modern obsession with talking about everything. 'The secret of contentment, George felt, lay in ignoring many things completely.' Some things in life, however, cannot be...

An explosive, highly-charged and hilarious adventure from Mark Haddon, acclaimed author of THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME for readers 9 to 90. rom the moment that...

'A marvel of a collection' Kaliane Bradley'There is nothing more terrifying than the monster that squats behind the door you dare not open...'From the bestselling author of The Porpoise come...

George Hall doesn't understand the modern obsession with talking about everything. 'The secret of contentment, George felt, lay in ignoring many things completely.' Some things in life, however, cannot be...

'A painful funny humane novel: beautifully written, addictively readable and so confident' The TimesDiscover this brilliantly comic and moving bestselling novel by the award-winning author of The Curious Incident of...

"Boom!" is a roller-coaster read with spaceships, spies and mortal danger! Jim and his best friend Charlie weren't looking for adventure, when they decided to bug the staffroom ...But then...

'Family, that slippery word, a star to every wandering bark and everyone sailing under a different sky'Where do you go if you can't feel at home in your own family?...

'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...

Christopher is 15 and lives in Swindon with his father. He has Asperger's Syndrome, a form of autism. He is obsessed with maths, science and Sherlock Holmes but finds it...

Christopher is 15 and lives in Swindon with his father. He has Asperger's Syndrome, a form of autism. He is obsessed with maths, science and Sherlock Holmes but finds it...

Christopher is 15 and lives in Swindon with his father. He has Asperger's Syndrome, a form of autism. He is obsessed with maths, science and Sherlock Holmes but finds it...

'He writes with the craft of Julian Barnes or, even, Truman Capote.' The TimesA Spectator Book of the YearAn expedition to Mars goes terribly wrong. A seaside pier collapses. A...

The first collection of stories from the author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and The Porpoise.'Terrifically compelling' GuardianA seaside pier collapses. An expedition to Mars...

'I really am so very, very sorry about this,' he says, in an oddly formal voice... They strike the side of a grain silo. They are travelling at seventy miles...

Family, that slippery word, a star to every wandering bark, and everyone sailing under a different sky.After his mother's death, Richard, a newly remarried hospital consultant, decides to build bridges...

From the author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time comes a novel about families and secretsTwo families. Seven days. One house. Angela and her brother Richard...

That Mark Haddon's first book after The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is a book of poetry will perhaps come as a surprise to his legions of...

OVER TEN MILLION COPIES SOLDThe 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...

Christopher is 15 and lives in Swindon with his father. He has Asperger's Syndrome, a form of autism. He is obsessed with maths, science and Sherlock Holmes but finds it...