DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE: AN ECHO FALL MYSTERY
AUTHOR: PETER ABRAHAMS
Review by: Lisa Houser
Ingrid idolized Sherlock Holmes. Like Holmes, she notices things other people miss.
Take the first observation in her new detective mystery. “You’re born cute. Babies are cute.
Not hard to guess why – it’s so everyone will forgive them for being such a pain.” (Abrahams)
And so begins the first installment of the Echo Falls mystery series. Each new story is as
riveting as the last. In his episode, Ingrid accidentally leaves her soccer sneakers in the wrong
place at the wrong time. And from there, another mystery by Peter Abrahams unfolds.
About the Author
Peter Abrahams lives in Cape Cod, Massachusetts with his wife and children. Peter isn’t
new to mystery novels/ however, most of this early work was written for older audiences. One
of his books, The Fan (1995), was made into a Hollywood motion picture starring Robert De
Niro. Another book, Lights Out (1994), was nominated for an Edgar Award. A few of his more
recent works include:
2000 Crying Wolf
2001 Last of the Dixie Heroes
2002 The Tutor
2003 Their Wildest Dreams
2005 Oblivion
2005 Down the Rabbit Hole (teens)
2006 Behind the Curtain (teens)
The Echo Falls Mystery Series
Down the Rabbit Hole was Abrahams’ first novel for teenage audiences. In the book he
created a new heroine by the name of Ingrid Levin-Hill. Ingrid, like Sherlock Holmes, solves
crimes with her intellect. The book’s name comes from a high school play, Alice in
Wonderland, taking place during the mystery.
Since the success of his first t teenage suspense novel, Abrahams has written a sequel in
the Echo Falls series called Behind the Curtain. This book takes its name from another school
play based upon the Wizard of Oz.