"A terrific yarn, full of smart detection and hip good humor" (Stephen King)
Behind the Curtain is the second book in the Echo Falls mystery series by bestselling crime novelist Peter Abrahams, following the acclaimed Down the Rabbit Hole. Perfect for middle school readers looking for a good mystery.
In this "deliciously plotted, highly satisfying adventure" (Kirkus), the Sherlock Holmes-loving eight-grade heroine, Ingrid, starts to see some alarming signs of trouble in her home. Her dad is surfing the internet in search of a job when Ingrid had no idea his job was in jeopardy. Her brother, Ty, is trying to succeed on the high school football team—perhaps at the cost of his health. And Ingrid's beloved soccer coach is replaced by an icy newcomer who seems a little too savvy to be in it for the postgame pizza.
True to her hero, Sherlock Holmes, Ingrid begins fishing around to find out who's really pulling the strings in her hometown of Echo Falls. But one morning, while en route to the dreaded MathFest, Ingrid is kidnapped and locked in the trunk of a car. Even if she escapes, will anyone believe her story?
The third and final book in this Edgar Award-nominated series is Into the Dark.
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"This book is the second book to Down the Rabbit Hole and I think it is a great book too. However, I liked the first book more. In this book, Ingrid is trying to fidn out who kidnapped her and why. She tells the police officer most of the things except for one. It has something to do with her brother. She doesn't want to tell the officer that because she is afraid that her brother might get kicked out of his football team. Similar to the first book, Ingrid solves the mystery by herself so with some help from the officer, so she does not need to get her brother involved in the case. Throughout the case, Ingrid suspected a lot of innocent people, until finally, she found all the clues needed at one place. That was when she finds out who was the real kidnapper."
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Esther (5 out of 5 stars)