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Who Could That be at This Hour? (All the Wrong Questions) [Hardcover]

Lemony Snicket , Seth
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23 Oct 2012 All the Wrong Questions
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 Now he has written an account that should not be published, in four volumes that shouldn't be read. This is the first volume.

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Product details

  • Hardcover: 272 pages
  • Publisher: Egmont Books Ltd (23 Oct 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1405256214
  • ISBN-13: 978-1405256216
  • Product Dimensions: 18.4 x 13.2 x 2.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 10,740 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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"Please, it's Lemony Snicket. Enough said."-- "Booklist"

About the Author

Author Lemony Snicket is a broken man, wracked with misery and despair as a result of writing A Series Of Unfortunate Events. He spends his days wandering the countryside weeping and moaning and his evenings eating hastily-prepared meals. But what was he like when he was thirteen years old? Find out in October 2012. Artist Seth is no stranger to a town that is fading. He is a multi-award-winning cartoonist, author, and artist, whose works include Palookaville, Clyde Fans, and The Great Northern Brotherhood of Canadian Cartoonists. He lives in Guelph, Canada.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Well, that would be telling! 2 Dec 2012
By JK
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
Ostensibly autobiographical, this is the latest from Lemony Snicket, of 'Unfortunate Events' fame, this time told in the first person. Moving now from gothic to noir, this is another great treatment of a classic genre. Some good jokes, too, and I especially welcome back the familiar trope of the in-text exegesis, a word here used to explain to the reader all the grown-up vocabulary.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
In the first book in this new four-part series - apparently an autobiographical account of the author's childhood - a young Lemony Snicket must solve a mystery in an almost-abandoned town full of curious characters. The first strange thing is that Stain'd-by-the-Sea is not actually by the sea; instead, it's surrounded by an eerie forest of still-living seaweed. After that, the oddness only increases.

The series is titled All the Wrong Questions, and this theme is revisited throughout the book. Not only does Snicket repeatedly ask the wrong questions, so does everyone around him, meaning that the web of mystery keeps getting larger and more complex. As it's the first book, the ending feels a little unsatisfactory, and doesn't answer many of the reader's questions (whether they're the right ones or the wrong ones). However, it sets the tone perfectly for the rest of the series and ensures that readers will have to pick up the next book.
Quirky, witty and fast-paced, this new series will thrill fans of A Series of Unfortunate Events - or anyone who likes their noir mystery with a good dose of humour.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting 8 Mar 2013
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
This book has some very interesting parts like the series of unfourtunet events, and is a nice story but as with most of Mr Snickets books leaves you with more questions than answers.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Really Enjoyed It 15 Feb 2013
Format:Kindle Edition
I brought this book because I thought it would have a lot to do with A Series Of Unfortunate Events but found that it had very little to actually do with A Series Of Unfortunate Events, since it's only the first book in the series. But I thoroughly enjoyed it, mystery, suspense, not too long, not too short. I definitely recommend this book!!!
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars The Noir Beginning 9 Dec 2012
By Noel TOP 50 REVIEWER
Format:Kindle Edition
Lemony Snicket, author of "A Series of Unfortunate Events" and pseudonym of writer Daniel Handler, looks back upon his strange childhood from the beginning of his teenage years as an apprentice to a terrible detective (here called a "chaperone") named S. Theodora Markson. The two investigate a case of burglary in Stain'd-by-the-sea, a landlocked town, where the stolen item is a carved idol of a bizarre creature worth "upwards of a great deal of money", where literary tips are currency, and everyone is not who they seem...

I've been aware of Lemony Snicket for some time but never read anything by him. I was drawn to this because of Seth, the illustrator on this title, who is one of my all-time favourite writer/artists in comics and whose projects outside his own books are always interesting (I heartily recommend Aimee Mann's record "Lost in Space" whose jacket was designed by Seth and was my entry into his comics - the music is incredible too). Seth is the perfect choice for this wonderful, twilit tale of mystery as his drawings of old-timey towns and people, night time jaunts and urban decay are both cartoony but convey a strong sense of melancholy and quiet beauty.

The tone of the story is light-hearted and set against a strange, noir-ish background that is like our world but has more in common with something written by Dr Seuss. The feeling of reading this is like reading "Alice in Wonderland" where everything is a warped version of reality and feels exciting and confusing yet is so much fun to read. S. Theodora Markson gives a different explanation each time someone asks her what the "S" stands for in her name. Two children drive the only taxi in the town. Snicket is a 13 year old apprentice detective.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars The Noir Beginning 9 Dec 2012
By Noel TOP 50 REVIEWER
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
Lemony Snicket, author of "A Series of Unfortunate Events" and pseudonym of writer Daniel Handler, looks back upon his strange childhood from the beginning of his teenage years as an apprentice to a terrible detective (here called a "chaperone") named S. Theodora Markson. The two investigate a case of burglary in Stain'd-by-the-sea, a landlocked town, where the stolen item is a carved idol of a bizarre creature worth "upwards of a great deal of money", where literary tips are currency, and everyone is not who they seem...

I've been aware of Lemony Snicket for some time but never read anything by him. I was drawn to this because of Seth, the illustrator on this title, who is one of my all-time favourite writer/artists in comics and whose projects outside his own books are always interesting (I heartily recommend Aimee Mann's record "Lost in Space" whose jacket was designed by Seth and was my entry into his comics - the music is incredible too). Seth is the perfect choice for this wonderful, twilit tale of mystery as his drawings of old-timey towns and people, night time jaunts and urban decay are both cartoony but convey a strong sense of melancholy and quiet beauty.

The tone of the story is light-hearted and set against a strange, noir-ish background that is like our world but has more in common with something written by Dr Seuss. The feeling of reading this is like reading "Alice in Wonderland" where everything is a warped version of reality and feels exciting and confusing yet is so much fun to read. S. Theodora Markson gives a different explanation each time someone asks her what the "S" stands for in her name. Two children drive the only taxi in the town. Snicket is a 13 year old apprentice detective.
... Read more ›
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing and Boring
Lemony Snicket's new `All The Wrong Questions' series had my attention from the get go. The first novel in this prequel series to his best selling `A Series of Unfortunate Events'... Read more
Published 3 days ago by Dan Thompson
4.0 out of 5 stars Who Could That be at This Hour?
The first book in Lemony Snicket's spellbinding new series All the Wrong Questions, fans of A Series of Unfortunate Events will be rushing to add this eddition to their libraries. Read more
Published 2 months ago by mbc
5.0 out of 5 stars christmas present for daughter
all of lemony snickets books have been read by my daughter so although older now i thought she still might like a read by the author and she really enjoyed it
Published 3 months ago by su46
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
Cannot wait for the next book, brilliantly written and a worthy addition to his superb series. With a few nice connections to the unfortunate events series this is well worth... Read more
Published 3 months ago by NickS
5.0 out of 5 stars Grandson delighted with book
Arrived quickly and in excellent condition. Ordering it to be
delivered to recipient of present's address saved me travelling
to deliver it and nice surprise for... Read more
Published 4 months ago by elizabeth acevedo
4.0 out of 5 stars Lemony Snicket
The book was a christmas present from Santa for my 9 year old. We have just finished reading it.
It is more accessible than the "Series of Unfortunate Events". Read more
Published 4 months ago by Simon John Bird
3.0 out of 5 stars Is there a second volume?
I enjoyed the story thoroughly but it has no ending...Will there be a second volume? If there is a second volume, I can't wait!
Published 4 months ago by lucrezia kleiner filipovic
5.0 out of 5 stars Bookworm's review
This was an excellent book anyone who gave this a below standard rate , is stupid.
Lemony Snicket has been chosen to an apprentice for a mystery. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Charlotte Claydon
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing
I chose this rating because the book was amazing and griping I didn't want to put it down true brilliance
Published 5 months ago by S. Boreham
5.0 out of 5 stars Excelent book
It arribed when was supposed to, in perfect conditions.

And the story is 100% Lemony. If you enjoyed ASoUE, I'm sure you will find this book amaizing too.
Published 5 months ago by Digi
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