Before The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time hit Broadway, it was a fantastic novel by Mark Haddon. Fifteen-year-old Christopher is a brilliant boy with a differently wired brain, who's accused of killing his neighbor’s dog. As he tries to track down the real killer, the story becomes a multifaceted mystery.

If you loved the story, we’ve compiled a list of other YA books that echo Curious Incident’s sense of mystery and fantastic storytelling.

More young-adult mysteries…

…and more character-driven YA books that help teens make sense of the world.

More young-adult mysteries…

Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
The Raven Boys by by Maggie Stiefvater
Paper Towns by John Green
Down the Rabbit Hole by Peter Abrahams
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
The Girl Is Murder by Kathryn Miller Haines
The Knife That Killed Me by Anthony McGowan
The Missing Girl by Norma Fox Mazer
The Rules of Survival by Nancy Werlin

…and more character-driven YA books that help teens make sense of the world.

Perfect by Rachel Joyce
Picture Me Gone by Meg Rosoff
Pigeon English by Stephen Kelman
Life of Pi   by Yann Martel
13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher
Alice on Board by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Staff picks are chosen by NYPL staff members and are not intended to be comprehensive lists. We'd love to hear your ideas too, so leave a comment and tell us what you'd recommend.

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