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As does Book Three, where she is dragged to the police station and photographed at the beginning and end. LS pushes Hangfire into the BB's mouth and he is eaten. Ellington is understandably pissed off with LS (and you can't really blame her for that). LS's friends all ghost him after the murder. The Mitchems blame Ellington for Qwerty's murder, no matter who tells them it was actually their son who did it. Dashiell Qwerty is named after Dashiell Hammett, author of The Maltese Falcon, and the QWERTY keyboard layout. Prospector: Marguerite Gracq and her father from the first story in File Under 13 Suspicious Incidents. The sky was getting lighter and I was whistling the tune Ellington had played me, first on a Hangfire phonograph and then on a music box her father had given her. She had not told me the name of the tune. It was a mystery, like what the S stood for in Theodora's name. I kept walking, with nothing but Solitude for company. 'Solitude' is a fancy name for being all by yourself. It's not a bad name, I thought.
The series runs alongside the story of Lemony's sister Kit as she completes a similar mission for V.F.D. Lemony's main mission is to protect a statue called the Bombinating Beast from various people who desire it, including Hangfire. There was a town, and there was a girl, and there was a theft. I was living in the town, and I was hired to investigate the theft, and I thought the girl had nothing to do with it. I was almost thirteen and I was wrong. I was wrong about all of it. I should have asked the question 'Why would somebody say something was stolen when it was never theirs in the first place?' Instead, I asked the wrong question — four wrong questions, more or less." In Shouldn't You Be in School?, she enrolled into Wade Academy and adopted an alias made from an anagram of her own name: Filene N. Gottlin. Bittersweet Ending: Lemony saves the town and defeats Hangfire. But to do that he feeds Hangfire to the Bombinating Beast, which pisses off Ellington and creeps out Moxie, Stew gets away with murder, and Kit is still in jail which Lemony could have prevented.
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Half-Identical Twins: In 13 Suspicious Incidents, the Cozy twins look alike enough to be mistaken for each other despite being different sexes. Our last visit to Stain'd on the Sea, with its drained sea, its seaweed forest and its dwindling population, and the climax of the series' various overarching mysteries. Who is Hangfire? What is the Bombinating Beast? What is the song Ellington Feint keeps playing through her music box? Secret Secret-Keeper: Lemony realizes in Book Three that Hangfire is Ellington's supposedly kidnapped father but doesn't say anything to her or the readers.
Ditto for Hangfire. Subverted at the end, when it turns out Hangfire's face was actually quite familiar, since he was Ellington's father whose picture she carried everywhere. Stewart "Stew" Mitchum is a sadistic boy whose parents are the only two law enforcement personnel in town. S. Theodora refuses to tell anyone what the S in her name stands for. But all of her following statements begin with S, such as 'Standing next to me is my apprentice'. Both the mystery of Ellington's record and the mystery of Theodora's first name are mentioned immediately before the description of "Solitude," which implies that both solutions are one and the same- Theodora's name is Solitude, and Ellington's record shares the same name. This is supported by Daniel Handler's claim that Theodora's name is "right there in the text," [3] and the fact the description of Ellington's song could apply to "(In My) Solitude" -
While waiting for Mrs. Sallis, Lemony reads about a young silversmith who burned his hand and took an interest in local politics. I absolutely loved this part of the series! I read this on the go from the moment I received my copy, didn't matter if I was getting my hair done, my nails done, waiting at the doctor's office, or at work - this book was with me at all times until I had read it from cover to cover. The main villain is the most complex you will probably ever read about; in all books series, if the villain is not after money, he or she is after revenge. This story is no different, but the villain is not after revenge for the death of a love interest or family member, but trying to get revenge on the town that destroyed nature by draining the sea. The villain's name is 'Hangfire', and he does love animals and nature; he loves the things that many of us hate. Why is This Night Different from All Other Nights? gives us two. Hangfire didn't really kidnap Ellington's father... he IS her father. Also, Kit has been a prisoner on the train the entire book.
Self-Deprecation: Early in the second book, there is a lengthy complaint by the narrator about how using little-known words or phrases and then thoroughly explaining what they mean is annoying and wastes everyone's time. Title Drop: Subverted, several characters in each book ask the question in the title, but it's always described as "Then (character) asked the question that appears in the cover of this book", so it's never actually printed in the story. That slightly subversive note, laced with laudanum, made All the Wrong Questions a satisfying read. And frankly, not a bad book to share with my kid either. I take the view that a certain amount of subversive content is good for kids, as long as rebelliousness is leavened with a bit of critical thinking. And in All the Wrong Questions, Handler aptly strikes the balance. It's pretentious but not too pretentious, creepy but not too creepy. And reading with my daughter, we call it out when we see it.The second message, sent on 7 March 2012, included the second picture below with the headline Who is Ellington Feint? It reads, "I saw her smile, shadowy in the moonlight. It was a smile that might have meant anything." Hangfire is revealed to be Ellington Feint's father. The Bombinating Beast is revealed to be a real creature when LS blows through the statue of the BB and summons the monster. LS reveals that Hangfire has been breading the BB and that there may be many of them out there now.
Exact Words: Lemony promised to help Ellington, and her father. He views feeding him to the Bombinating Beast as doing just that. Private Eye Monologue: Combined with Lemony Narrator. It's an understatement to say that it's weird. Screw This, I'm Out of Here!: Lemony quits V.F.D. (although not permanently if the A Series of Unfortunate Events proper is anything to go by) in Why is This Night Different from All Other Nights?. The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahme: In Chapter Eleven, Lemony recommends the book by name to the Bellerophon brothers. Pecuchet (Pip) and Bouvard (Squeak) Bellerophon are two brothers who operate the Bellerophon Taxi while their father is ill. Pip steers while seated on a pile of books and Squeak uses the pedals and reads to his brother while they wait for the next fare. They work for tips, appreciating tips for good books to read over monetary tips.Undisclosed Funds: The Bombinating Beast statue is described as being worth "upwards of a great deal of money". Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder: In Chapter Six, while waiting for Theodora at the lighthouse, Lemony reads a book about a family in a big woods "who liked to make things." Later he tries to sooth his nerves with a story about a medium-sized family who made maple syrup, butter, and cheese. It didn't work.
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