One of the most keenly awaited books of the year: the new novel from Mark Haddon. The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night- Time won no fewer than 17 literary prizes, including the Whitbread, and has sold in copious quantities in all its editions. A Spot Of Bother begins with George Hall, a retired man in his sixties, finding a mark on his hip, which he is convinced is skin cancer. His increasingly odd behaviour is a worry to his family, but they have their own concerns to deal with. Part family-farce, part clear-eyed presentation of mental illness, part novel of manners, all written in Mark Haddons unique and affecting style.