![]() ![]() Snicket discovers a woman tied up in a basement which is filling with water. A childhood friend looked me dead in the eye l and said, 'thank your stars I know how to control myself. Snicket ends up in a town called Stain'd-by-the-sea which is a grim setting which works brilliantly. Theodora Markson, a woman who seems hopeless at solving the cases she's been hired for and never tells anyone what the S stands for. The story maintains the 1950s feel of a classic spy novel.įans of Snicket’s earlier infamous series will find a slightly more sophisticated tone draped over the same tongue-in-cheek humor and playfulness in the first volume of the series All the Wrong Questions. In this book 13 year old Lemony Snicket begins an apprenticeship to S. His partner, though more experienced, often overlooks evidence or logic, and though Snicket disagrees with her decisions, he remains positive and respectful toward her. Snicket soon discovers the object he’s been hired to recover is part of a complex plot which will risk more than his apprenticeship to solve.Īs Snicket works to uncover clues with the aid of his bungling mentor, he often finds himself asking the wrong questions, and later regrets the consequences. His first assignment leads him and his confident companion to the small town of Stan’d-by-the-Sea. Thirteen year-old Lemony Snicket is ready to begin a thrilling adventure as an apprentice to a detective. Published OctoAmazon | Barnes & Noble | Goodreads ![]()
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