From the moment Ingrid’s first sentence jumps off the page, and a lament about her braces begins, Abrahams is sitting squarely inside the reader’s mind, comfortably chatting with them. It is incredible that an adult can write so realistically from the point of view of a teenager, but Abrahams hasn’t missed anything. Comments like “When am I ever going to need algebra in later life?” and “My parents have no good reason for giving my brother a mobile and not me,” had me smiling moronically and nodding in agreement. What’s more, Ingrid has a perfectly written, self-confident manner that I can associate with teenage girls I know personally. Without a doubt, this is by far the most realistic narration through a child that I have ever read.Abrahams’ skill doesn’t end there, though. If an English teacher wants an example of masterful narrative writing, Down the Rabbit Hole is it. Abrahams has pulled every trick in the book, being stunningly creative and clever, and creating a quick-paced piece of writing that gets right to the point. One final thing to be said for Abrahams’ writing is that he knows exactly when to enter and leave a scene. While the lives of this book’s characters go on, the snapshots readers get of them are timed to begin and end perfectly for maximum impact, suspense and pace.As a crime novel, Down the Rabbit Hole is intriguing and unpredictable, a story that will have readers guessing until the end. Clues to the ‘answer’ have been cleverly hidden, just shallow enough for each reader to find a few, but not all of them. Abrahams introduces several plotlines, and then uses the murder of Crazy Katie to bring them altogether. The really good thing about this novel is that readers have a choice – they can be Sherlock Holmes and try to stay two steps of Ingrid at all times, (not an easy feat with all the plot twists!) or they can sit back and let Ingrid lead them along. Either way, the story unfolds brilliantly.I would recommend this novel to anyone who likes to read any sort of book; it has something for everybody. Suspense, romance, intrigue, action, adventure and plenty of laughs – Down the Rabbit Hole is the book that has everything!