The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Jonathan Cape,

2003, Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize 2003, Booktrust Teenage Prize 2003, Spoken Word Audiobook of the Year 2003, Whitbread Book of the Year Award 2004, Southbank Show Literature Award 2004, Commonwealth Writers Prize Best First Book Award 2004, LA Times First Fiction Award, WH Smith Children’s Book of the Year 2004, Waterstones Literary Fiction Award 2004, Silver Kiss (Holland) 2004, Yalsa Alex Award (USA) 2004, Grand Prix, Sankei Children’s Book Awards (Japan) 2004, McKitterick Prize 2004, Premio Serono (Italy) 2004, Premio Boccaccio (Italy) 2004, Waverton Good Read Award 2004.

The novel was adapted for the stage by Simon Stephens and produced by the National Theatre in 2012, directed by Marianne Elliott with movement by Frantic Assembly, starring Luke Treadaway, Nicola Walker, Paul Ritter, Una Stubbs and Niamh Cusack. It transferred to the Apollo (and then the Gielgud) in the west End the following year and won seven Olivier Awards in 2013; a Broadway production was staged at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in 2014 and won the 2015 Tony Award for Best Play. Subsequently there have been two UK tours, a US tour and an International Tour. The production returned to the Piccadilly Theatre in the West End in 2018. There have been many other productions around the world, all using the same adaptation.