Into the Dark
The
Echo Falls Mysteries
Peter Abrahams
HarperCollins (Paperback)
ISBN-10: 0-06-073710-7 (0060737107)
ISBN-13: 978-0-06-073710-8 (9780060737108)
Publication Date: March 2009
List Price: $6.99
Review: Into the Dark,
being the third book in the Echo Falls series, is a thriller of a book.
With infinite fiascos and situations that will make you jump out of
your seat and bite your nails waiting anxiously what is going to happen
next! Written by Peter Abrahams, this novel is a wonder.
The book begins on a lazy Saturday where Ingrid is alone at home. Her
best boy friend Joey calls her up and asks if she wants to go
snowshoeing with him. Joey just got brand new snowshoes for Ingrid the
day before. As Ingrid and Joey are out snowshoeing they see the old
Indian trail and decide that it would be fun to go on it for a while.
This particular trail goes through Grampy’s property. Grampy is
Ingrid’s grandfather. Joey and Ingrid are having a pleasant
experience when Ingrid stumbles over something clogged in the sinkhole.
Ingrid observes closely from one side what the thing in the hole is,
but when she turns to the other side of the object, it turns out to be
a murdered man. The police arrive and look for evidence as usual, but
there is something different about this case than all the others to
Ingrid. The police are questioning her grandfather for murder or even
manslaughter! Ingrid, the youth sleuth, will persevere to find the
right evidence and clues to prove to the police and the judge that her
grandfather is innocent. But can the youth sleuth pull it off again?
Read on to find out.
This book deserves a standing ovation and a round of applause. This was
a marvelous novel, packed with spine tingling predicaments and
laugh-your-lungs-out situations. The back story plot (with the father
getting into some deep trouble) was a very well fortified and strong
plot story and it followed along with the story tying in very
satisfactorily at the end with the primary plot. The primary plot (the
murder of Mr. Thatcher) was very well thought out and well put into
place. The flow of events moves very smoothly. Every piece of evidence
that Ingrid finds somehow lead into an important event (I won’t
mention any because that would give away the story.) It was an
excellent novel, very well-written and I just love the characters in
the stories. Thank you, Mr. Abrahams for a great read!
Books in this series have been nominated for Edgar Awards, and Down the Rabbit Hole won the Agatha Award in 2005 for Best Children/Young Adult.
Review written by Kevin, Age 11, Grade 6. Date of review: March 2009.
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