In this darkly comic installment of A Series of Unfortunate Events, the Baudelaire orphans find themselves in the care of an unusual guardian with an even more unusual collection of reptiles. As they try to settle into their new surroundings, they once again encounter the sort of sinister, slippery trouble that seems to follow them wherever they go. Full of wicked humor, gloomy atmosphere, and clever twists of language, this story is both eerie and entertaining.