Down The Rabbit Hole
An Echo Falls Mystery
by Peter Abrahams
Thirteen-year-old Ingrid Levin-Hill
lives in Echo Falls and dreams about an acting career and solving
crimes like her fictional hero Sherlock Holmes. Out of the blue she
gets the chance for both, as she is cast as Alice in a local amateur
production and then is possibly the last person to see Cracked-Up
Katie alive before she is murdered. But Ingrid has left her new red
soccer cleats behind at the crime scene, and unless she wants to be
the new prime suspect she has to get them back. Trouble is, just like
the play she is in, things keep getting curiouser and curiouser...
I wish this book had
been around when I was in my early teens. You have two things inside
these covers - a whodunit suitable for readers of ten and up, and
a novel about growing up. On one hand Ingrid is busily solving a
crime (hardly new perhaps, Nancy Drew did this) but bringing the
book sharply up to date is the concurrent story of Ingrid finding
out that life isn't quite what she thought. No longer does her teddy
bear comfort her, and her parents and older brother have lives and
problems of their own. One old playmate is part of the ranks of
the rich, while her best friend lives in a very different part of
town to middle-class Ingrid. There is humor in here, and a lot of
humanity and who can resist the character of irascible Grampy, who
is finding his own solution to his problems. Intended for the younger
end of the market, but it is a novel with plenty of appeal to adults
as well. A genuinely intelligent and entertaining book for young
teens. |
The Book |
Harper Collins |
May 2005 |
Hardback |
0060737018 |
Juvenile Mystery |
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The Reviewer |
Rachel
A Hyde |
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