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"Who Could That Be at This Hour?" by Lemony Snicket
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"Who Could That Be at This Hour?"

Also Published as "All the Wrong Questions: Question 1"

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Length 3 hours 42 minutes
Language English
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New York Times Notable Children's Book of the YearKirkus Best Book of the YearSchool Library Journal Best Book of the Year

★ "Fans of A Series of Unfortunate Events will be in heaven."―Kirkus Reviews, starred review

Before the Baudelaires became orphans, before he encountered A Series of Unfortunate Events, even before the invention of Netflix, Lemony Snicket was a boy discovering the mysteries of the world. This is his story.

In a fading town, far from anyone he knew or trusted, a young Lemony Snicket began his apprenticeship in an organization nobody knows about. He started by asking questions that shouldn't have been on his mind. Now he has written an account that shouldn’t be published, in four volumes that shouldn't be read.
 
This is the first volume.

The mystery continues in When Did You See Her Last?, Shouldn’t You Be in School?, and Why Is This Night Different from All Other Nights?, all available now.
  "Please, it's Lemony Snicket. Enough said."―Booklist

Lemony Snicket had an unusual education and a perplexing youth and now endures a despondent adulthood. His previous published works include All the Wrong Questions, the thirteen volumes in A Series of Unfortunate Events, The Dark, and The Bad Mood and the Stick.

Seth is the cartoonist behind the comic book series Palookaville. His comics have appeared in the New York Times MagazineBest American Comics, and McSweeneys Quarterly. His illustrations have appeared in numerous publications including the cover of the New Yorker, the Walrus, and Canadian Notes & Queries. Seth lives in Guelph, Ontario, with his wife Tania and their two cats.

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Reviews

A Kirkus Best Book of the Year
A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
A New York Times Notable Children's Book of the Year * "[With] gothic wackiness, linguistic play and literary allusions....Fans of the Series of Unfortunate Events will be in heaven picking out tidbit references to the tridecalogy, but readers who've yet to delve into that well of sadness will have no problem enjoying this weird and witty yarn."—Kirkus Reviews, starred review * "Full of Snicket's trademark droll humor and maddeningly open-ended, this will have readers clamoring for volume two."—Publishers Weekly, starred review * "Will thrill fans of the author's earlier works and have even reluctant readers turning pages with the fervor of seasoned bookworms. A must-have."—School Library Journal, starred review * "Full of Snicket's characteristic wit and word play . . . this book belongs in all collections."
VOYA, starred review "Please, it's Lemony Snicket. Enough said."—Booklist "A Pink Panther-esque page turner that marks the return of eccentric narrator Lemony Snicket....The black, gray and blue illustrations by celebrated cartoonist Seth only add to the throwback gumshoe vibe of this outrageous, long-overdue, middle-grade follow-up series from a truly beloved narrator."—Los Angeles Times "Demands to be read twice: once for the laughs and the second time for the clues....Equal parts wit and absurdity."—The Boston Globe "The sort of goodie savored by brainy kids who love wordplay, puzzles and plots that zing from point A to B by way of the whole alphabet."—The Washington Post Expand reviews
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