"Who Could That Be at This Hour?"

Snicket, Lemony. “Who Could That Be at This Hour?”. Little, Brown, and Company, New York, 2012. 258 pages.  Tr. $15.99 ISBN 9780316123082

Plot Description:

Thirteen year old Lemony Snicket has had an “unusual education” and has a penchant for asking all the wrong questions according to his chaperone, S. Theodora Markson.  Snicket and Markson are in the peculiar town of Stain’d-by-the-Sea to retrieve an allegedly stolen statue of a strange mythical creature known as the Bombinating Beast.  Markson continues looking down all the wrong paths, while Snicket follows the real clues to uncover the unusual characters who live in Stain’d-by-the-Sea and the real and greater mystery haunting the small town.

Review:

Lemony Snicket, aka Daniel Handler’s, latest novel “Who Could That Be at This Hour?”, is the first installment in his new series All the Wrong Questions.  Reader’s will appreciate the inventive setting and characters, as well as Snicket’s sly sense of humor.  Snicket pays tribute to the public library, visiting it often during his time in Stain’d-by-the-Sea and mentioning a few books readers might recognize or ask their librarian for.  Overall, Snicket’s “Who Could That Be at This Hour?”, is a fast-paced and humorous mystery that will leave readers in anticipation of the sequel and the conclusion of the mystery.

Genre:

Mystery

Humor

Reading Level/Interest Level:

Grades 4-7

Author’s Website:
http://www.lemonysnicketlibrary.com/

http://www.lemonysnicket.com/

Link to Book Trailer:
"Who Could That Be at This Hour?"