10 Deeply Unusual And Unconventional Literary Heroes

5. Christopher John Francis Boone

First (And Only) Appearance: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Sometimes the mystery can just be your own life and what is holding you back is your mental condition. Such is the case of Christopher John Francis Boone. Christopher is 15-years-old, is incredibly gifted in math and science, he can name every country and their capitals, and hates the colour yellow and being touched. While it's never specifically mentioned, all of his quirks are because Christopher has an autistic spectrum condition. The first-person narrative is told in chapters that are numbered using only prime numbers because Christopher knows all of them up to 7,057. While being very gifted in math, Christopher's main problem is that he does not understand emotions and people often get angry with him. As a result, he avoids people as much as possible. One day, Christopher's neighbour's dog Wellington is killed. Following in the footsteps of his favourite detective, Sherlock Holmes (he likes how logical he is), Christopher sets out to solve the mystery of who killed Wellington. While not a huge mystery, the boarders of Christopher's world are expanded greatly. For Christopher, this mystery is a huge story for him and the biggest adventure of his life.