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About the Author | Lemony Snicket claims he was nowhere near the scene of the crime. He is the author of several other unpleasant stories, including those in the bestselling A Series of Unfortunate Events and The Lump of Coal. |
Author 1 | Lemony Snicket |
Author 2 | Seth |
Format | Paperback |
Editorial Review | Fans of the All the Wrong Questions series will have to wait for answers to its bigger questions while Lemony Snicket meets Encyclopedia Brown. Oh, not literally. Young Lemony is still in Stain’d-by-the-Sea (why is the town falling apart?) and still in the company of mentor S. Theodora Markson (who exactly is she?), but he’s taking a pause to solve 13 mysteries, Brown-style: short conundrums with the answers at the book’s conclusion. The main difference between Snicket and Brown is that the former has a much bigger vocabulary and far better allusions (eating maple syrup is like drinking the blood of a tree), while the latter chooses mysteries that are easier for readers to solve. That said, Snicketeers will relish the chance to revisit Lemony and several familiar characters (in every sense of that word!). Once again, Seth’s black-and-white illustrations are charming (and occasionally worrisome). But after this delightful detour, Snicket, please return to the problems at hand, as Stain’d-by-the-Sea is losing residents faster than rats departing a sinking ship. |
ISBN-13 | 9780316393065 |
Language | English |
Number of Pages | 288 |
File Under: 13 Suspicious Incidents - Paperback English by Lemony Snicket - 42647