But the investigation leads him down some unexpected paths and ultimately brings him face to face with the dissolution of his parents' marriage. Then, at fifteen, Christopher's carefully constructed world falls apart when he finds his neighbor's dog, Wellington, impaled on a garden fork, and he is initially blamed for the killing.Ĭhristopher decides that he will track down the real killer and turns to his favorite fictional character, the impeccably logical Sherlock Holmes, for inspiration. Routine, order and predictability shelter him from the messy, wider world. Everyday interactions and admonishments have little meaning for him. Although gifted with a superbly logical brain, Christopher is autistic.
He relates well to animals but has no understanding of human emotions. Christopher John Francis Boone knows all the countries of the world and their capitals and every prime number up to 7,057.
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