This dark and gripping story is part of A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS. As always, the Baudelaire orphans are met with misery and despair. They encounter a red herring, an evil scheme, and a secret passageway. With raw honesty, Lemony Snicket continues to document their terrible journey. Reader beware.

The Ersatz Elevator

If you have not read anything about the Baudelaire orphans, then before you read even one more sentence, you should know this: Violet, Klaus, and Sunny are kindhearted and quick-witted, but their lives are filled with bad luck and misery. All of the stories about these three children are unhappy and wretched and will most likely fill you with deep …