The Horn Book Guide

INTERMEDIATE FICTION

Snicket, Lemony

File Under: 13 Suspicious Incidents

259 pp. | Little | April, 2014 | Trade ISBN 978-0-316-28403-5 $12.00 | Ebook ISBN 978-0-316-28406-6

(2) 4-6 All the Wrong Questions series. Illustrated by Seth. Kid-detective Lemony Snicket treats us to thirteen short mysteries (missing newt, ghostly appearance, series of break-ins) in which he leaves readers poised just before the reveal, with a chance to solve the mystery themselves before they flip to the back of the book. (It's Encyclopedia Brown for Snicket-Hipsters.) The actual puzzles are dandy, and the format is ideal for the author's comic avalanche.

Reviewer: Sarah Ellis | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2014