THIS BOOK IS GOOD FOR MANY REASONS. FIRST OF ALL IT IS REALISTIC FICTION. I SPOKE TO THE WONDERFUL AUTHOR TO FIND OUT SHE BASED IT ON HER OWN EXPERINCES! THERE IS NOTHING MORE REALISTIC THAN THAT! SECOUND OF ALL IT IS AN EYE POPPING, HAIR RAISING STORY. JUST PICTURE THIS. YOU ARE SITTING ALL ALONE IN BED WHEN UP THE STAIRS YOU HEAR A THMP! THUMP! THUMP! NO ONE SHOULD BE HERE! WHO COULD IT BE, WHAT COULD IT BE? LASTLY IT IS GOOD FROM ALL ANLES. IT IS ADVENTERES, AND SORT OF LIKE A MYSTERY. YOU COULD CALL IT REALISTIC FICTION TOO. SO NO MATTER WHAT TYPE OF BOOKS YOU LIKE, FOOTSTEPS ON THE STAIRS IS GOOD FOR YOU. SO ALL IN ALL UNMISTAKEBLY, UNDOUBTLY, FOOTSTEPS ON THE STAIRS BY STELLA PEVSNER IS FOR YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is by Laurence Pevsner.