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The Ersatz Elevator by Lemony Snicket
5.0

After their troubles at Prufrock Prep and their new triplet friends kidnapped by Count Olaf and his troupe, the three Baudelaires’ next guardian is a rich posh city financial adviser who’s obsessed with what’s “in”, a phrase which here means “popular but also a bit strange”. They’ll quickly learn that their new mother is up to something and how it’s connected to the missing Quagmires. It will include ugly suits, martinis, an empty elevator shaft, an auction lot and doilies. Let’s not forget their guardian is just like Count Olaf, only with a nasty cackle instead of shiny eyes. A (100%/Outstanding)