Down The Rabbit Hole Unabridged Cd: An Echo Falls Mystery [Audiobook] [Audio CD]

Move over Nancy Drew! The newest mystery series is here! "Down the Rabbit Hole" is the first book of the intense and suspenseful Echo Falls Mystery series. Inside, you'll find twists and turns around ever corner and a mystery novel you will never forget.

The story takes place in an innocent town, Echo Falls, one day Ingrid Levin-Hill (the main character) goes to get braces and no one picks her up from the orthodontist. She meets Cracked Up Katie (who is a bit crazy) on the street and gets a ride to Cracked Up Katie's house, where Ingrid plans to phone for a taxi. At Cracked Up Katie's house, she forgets her red Pumas by accident, and tells herself that she'll pick them up the next day. But... the next day Cracked Up Katie mysteriously dies, and Ingrid gets her feet caught up in a complicated mystery.

The characters in "Down the Rabbit Hole" are life like and full of humour, with their own unique traits. For example, Ingrid's idol is Sherlock Holmes, and she loves mysteries. If she didn't love mysteries so much the story would be boring because she wouldn't be interested about the crime. Ingrid's grandfather, known as "Grampy" is one of a kind. He taught Ingrid how to use a gun, and how to drive a tractor. Also, he has a grudge against the Real Estate Agency because they are determined to buy his farm, but he doesn't want to sell it. There are even animals that make the book what it is. Take Nigel for example. A stray dog that Ingrid and her family adopted. Nigel is probably he friendliest dog you will meet, and he and the Levin-Hills bonded right away. Nigel actually plays a big part in the mystery.

Peter Abrahams is an amazing writer. Abrahams finds clever ways to surprise his reader with an unexpected ending. He leads you to think you know who the murderer is, but then when you find out who it actually was, you'll realize how far off you were. If you've read "Down the Rabbit Hole" then you will also probably like the second book in the series, "Behind the Curtain".

"Down the Rabbit Hole" has a lot of themes. Some of the major themes are: if it's none of your business then stay out of it. Ingrid ended up almost getting killed when she was just trying to help solve the mystery. Another theme is if you really want something, go for it, even if it makes you super busy. An example of this is how Ingrid tries her best to learn her part as Alice in the town's production of Alice in Wonderland while she had braces, school and a mystery to solve.

"Down the Rabbit Hole" is a brilliant book for everyone who likes mysteries and don't mind suspense or steep cliffhangers. I also recommend it to people ages 9-13 but if you're not in that category I'm sure you would still like it. "Down the Rabbit Hole" is one of those books that if you read it once, you can read it over and over again and it will still be just as good as the first time you read it.

I would read "Down the Rabbit Hole" one million times if I could because the plot is so original, but it ties into other stories (such as Sherlock Holmes and Alice in Wonderland), but I probably don't have the time. I definitely think that you should read "Down the Rabbit Hole".

Down the Rabbit Hole

How do you solve a murder mystery all on your own, without much help, even from the police? Well, meet Ingrid, a girl who is determined to get to the bottom of a mystery. Ingrid stars in Down the Rabbit Hole which is an exciting, surprising, and a suspenseful mystery written novel by Peter Abrahams.

Ingrid Levin-Hill is a thirteen year old girl who lives in Echo Falls, a town that is a quiet, and there are no crimes. One day when Ingrid doesn't get picked up from her orthodontic appointment, she wanders around town to quickly get to her soccer practice, and meets Cracked-Up Katie, an elder who is willing to get her a taxi ride back to her house. But just when you least expect it, Cracked-Up Katie suddenly dies in her home, and Ingrid realizes that she left her red soccer cleats in Katie's house. When she goes out in the middle of the night to get them, she gets a lot more clues about the mystery. Soon, Ingrid realizes that she must solve the mystery all on her own, even though she's really busy with schoolwork, soccer and acting. If she doesn't solve the mystery, it might be too late, and something could go terribly wrong

There are many things a book needs to make a unique story. For one thing, a book needs steady pacing. Down the Rabbit Hole is a great example for that. In the beginning of the book, the pacing is really fast, but the author gets right to the point. In the middle of the book, the pacing slows down quite a bit, but it has a lot of clues along the way to help you solve the rest of the mystery. At the end of the book, I think that the pacing becomes steadier and it's not too slow or fast. For example, you first find out about the murder on page thirty-eight, and the book is about four hundred pages long. That shows you how fast the pacing of the beginning of the book is.

Another thing that the author Peter Abrahams is brilliant at is making unique characters. What makes his characters so enjoyable is that they're very believable, because none of them are perfect. Every single character in the book has some special qualities and flaws to make them realistic. For example, Ingrid's brother, Ty is an excellent football player, but sometimes he can make really terrible choices in his life. One time Ingrid even caught him doing something illegal during the night! The main character in the book is Ingrid. She's a teenager whose idol is Sherlock Holmes and her passions are soccer and acting. Another character that you'll meet along the way is Nigel. He's a really essential character in the book, and he actually turns out to be a really big help in solving the mystery. Who knew a dog could be so helpful?

There are many suspenseful and appealing parts in the book. My absolute favourite part is the ending. It's very surprising, it definitely fit the book, and best of all,

It was very unpredictable. As you read the book, you're certain that you know who committed the crime, but when you finish the book, it turns out that you were way off. Other parts of the book that I also enjoy are the chases, because they're filled with action, and there isn't much of that in other parts in the book. One thing that Peter Abrahams is an expert at is making thrilling cliffhangers. They leave you in a lot of suspense, and you most certainly won't be able to put the book down once you start reading Down the Rabbit Hole.

Probably the most important things that a book needs are the themes. Peter Abrahams has added a lot of them in his book, and one major theme is to stick with your dreams and passions. Ingrid learns this when she is auditioning for the play of Alice in Wonderland, and she was most certain that another girl auditioning would get the park, but because she stuck with her dreams, she got the part as the main character. Another major theme is that you should always believe in yourself. Ingrid learned this lesson when she was going to get her soccer cleats. She was very confident, and she believed that she could do it. In the end, she got a lot more clues to the mystery, all because she wasn't scared.

Down the Rabbit Hole is probably my all-time favourite book. I especially like it because of all the suspense and surprises. This book is aimed for kids from the ages of ten to fourteen, and I especially recommend this book to all mystery lovers!

It was a little slow to get into to, but once I did, I was in love! I read this book for a 8th Grade independent reading project, and I'm glad I chose this book. Abrahms makes Ingrid seem real, and all her problems realisitic. An Awesome Book, and I'd recommend it to almost anyone! I don't have the words to say how much I loved it. GREAT BOOK!!!