Down the Rabbit Hole : An Echo Falls Mystery
Registered by 3D3D on 5/18/2005
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Book Description
Welcome to Echo Falls.Home of a thousand secrets, where Ingrid Levin-Hill, super sleuth, never knows what will happen next.
Ingrid is in the wrong place at the wrong time. Or at least her shoes are. Getting them back means getting involved in a murder investigation rivaling those solved by her idol, Sherlock Holmes, and Ingrid has enough on her plate with club soccer, school, and the plum role of Alice in the Echo Falls production of Alice in Wonderland. But much as in Alice's adventures down the rabbit hole, things in Ingrid's small town keep getting curiouser and curiouser. Her favorite director has a serious accident onstage (but is it an accident?), and the police chief is on Ingrid's tail, grilling her about everything from bike-helmet law to the color of her cleats. Echo Falls has turned into a nightmare, and Ingrid is determined to wake up. Edgar Award–nominated novelist Peter Abrahams builds suspense as a smart young girl finds that her small town isn't nearly as safe as it seems.
Welcome to Echo Falls.Home of a thousand secrets, where Ingrid Levin-Hill, super sleuth, never knows what will happen next.
Ingrid is in the wrong place at the wrong time. Or at least her shoes are. Getting them back means getting involved in a murder investigation rivaling those solved by her idol, Sherlock Holmes, and Ingrid has enough on her plate with club soccer, school, and the plum role of Alice in the Echo Falls production of Alice in Wonderland. But much as in Alice's adventures down the rabbit hole, things in Ingrid's small town keep getting curiouser and curiouser. Her favorite director has a serious accident onstage (but is it an accident?), and the police chief is on Ingrid's tail, grilling her about everything from bike-helmet law to the color of her cleats. Echo Falls has turned into a nightmare, and Ingrid is determined to wake up. Edgar Award–nominated novelist Peter Abrahams builds suspense as a smart young girl finds that her small town isn't nearly as safe as it seems.
I was lucky to receive this book as an advanced reading copy.
I thought this book was good. It is geared towards a teen audience. The story is very suitable for all ages and is not too scary for younger readers. It was well written and quite descriptive. I enjoyed the authors’ style of writing. It is a fun mystery and an easy read. The story was slow to start and really starting getting going near the last quarter.
Ingrid was always doing things like "borrowing" her Grampy's Cadillac after he taught her to drive a tractor, to go another town and question a relative. I kept holding my breath when she did things like that in fear she would be caught. She wasn’t which made things interesting as she kept pushing the envelope.
There were some side plots that were part of the story but were not fully developed and some points that would have consequences in real life, seemed to be acceptable and no one blinked an eye. Her brother and how he is clearly doing steroids to bulk up for football. Her parents relationship and how her dad is acting suspicious (i.e. an affair?). Ingrid’s budding teen romance. Her school work and how her parents seem to neglect her. I believe Ingrid will develop this self-resourcefulness more in future books. I believe these were clues that were laid for the next books to come in this series.
I would read this author again.
I thought this book was good. It is geared towards a teen audience. The story is very suitable for all ages and is not too scary for younger readers. It was well written and quite descriptive. I enjoyed the authors’ style of writing. It is a fun mystery and an easy read. The story was slow to start and really starting getting going near the last quarter.
Ingrid was always doing things like "borrowing" her Grampy's Cadillac after he taught her to drive a tractor, to go another town and question a relative. I kept holding my breath when she did things like that in fear she would be caught. She wasn’t which made things interesting as she kept pushing the envelope.
There were some side plots that were part of the story but were not fully developed and some points that would have consequences in real life, seemed to be acceptable and no one blinked an eye. Her brother and how he is clearly doing steroids to bulk up for football. Her parents relationship and how her dad is acting suspicious (i.e. an affair?). Ingrid’s budding teen romance. Her school work and how her parents seem to neglect her. I believe Ingrid will develop this self-resourcefulness more in future books. I believe these were clues that were laid for the next books to come in this series.
I would read this author again.
