Begin with question one
Start with Who Could That Be at This Hour? to meet young Lemony, his chaperone, and the town whose mystery connects all four novels.
Book Series · 5 Books
All the Wrong Questions Books
In order from Who Could That Be at This Hour? to Why Is This Night Different from All Other Nights?.
Four connected noir-style mysteries follow a young Lemony Snicket in the fading town of Stain'd-by-the-Sea, with a fifth companion book of thirteen shorter cases.
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Reading order
How to Read All the Wrong Questions
Read the four question-titled novels in numbered order, beginning with Who Could That Be at This Hour? The central mystery, characters, and clues continue across all four volumes.
File Under: 13 Suspicious Incidents is an unnumbered collection of short cases in the same setting. For publication order, read it after book two; it adds more time in Stain'd-by-the-Sea but is not required before book three.
Sources: Hachette official All the Wrong Questions inventory, Hachette description of File Under's short mysteries.
For parents
What Parents Should Know
The dry humor sits beside a dark mystery atmosphere. The books include kidnapping, arson, murder, dangerous villains, threats, and children in peril, though the violence is more suggestive and suspenseful than graphic.
Wordplay, unusual vocabulary, unanswered questions, and connections to A Series of Unfortunate Events reward careful readers. Newcomers can still follow this earlier story without reading that series first.
Where to start
Where Should My Child Start?
Where the story begins
First Book in the Series
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$1498
Book #1 · Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2012
Who Could That Be at This Hour?
By Lemony Snicket, Seth (Illustrator)
A young apprentice uncovers secrets in a mysterious organization, leading to questions that shouldn't be asked.
258 pages· 36,757 words· Est. 5 hour read
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Summary: In a town shrouded in mystery, young Lemony Snicket embarks on an apprenticeship with a secretive organization. As he delves deeper, he stumbles upon questions that defy answers and truths that shouldn't be revealed. With each discovery, the stakes rise, and the line between curiosity and danger blurs. What secrets lie hidden, and why must they remain untold? This is the beginning of a tale that challenges the very notion of what should be known. Dive into a world where every answer leads to more questions, and nothing is as it seems.
In reading order
All the Wrong Questions Series
5 books · Published 2012–2015
#1
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$1498
Who Could That Be at This Hour?
Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2012
A young apprentice uncovers secrets in a mysterious organization, leading to questions that shouldn't be asked.
#2
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$1520
When Did You See Her Last?
Chapter Book · Ages 9–12 · 2013
A young detective must solve the mystery of a missing girl in a fading town. Is she a runaway or kidnapped?
#3
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$1211
Shouldn't You Be in School?
Chapter Book · Ages 9–12 · 2014
A young detective faces arson, secrets, and danger in a mysterious town.
#4
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$1520
Why Is This Night Different from All Other Nights?
Chapter Book · Ages 9–12 · 2015
A train journey veers off course, unraveling mysteries and danger. Where will it lead?
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$958
File Under: 13 Suspicious Incidents
Chapter Book · Ages 9–12 · 2014
Unravel thirteen mysteries with a young detective in a town full of strange happenings.
Good to know
Common Questions
How many books are in the All the Wrong Questions series?
There are 5 books in the All the Wrong Questions series. It began with Who Could That Be at This Hour? in 2012, and the newest book, Why Is This Night Different from All Other Nights?, was published in 2015.
What order should you read the All the Wrong Questions books in?
Start with Who Could That Be at This Hour? and follow the series order — the books above are numbered #1 through #5.
What ages are the All the Wrong Questions books best for?
The series is best for ages 8–12, based on the age ranges of the individual books.
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