Part of A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket, book 4
First published 2000
When the Baudelaire children are sent to work at a grim lumber mill, they confront danger at every turn. Violet, Klaus, and Sunny must outsmart a nefarious hypnotist, a mysterious smoke-headed man, and a giant pincher machine to survive and uncover the mill's sinister secrets. As the orphans' plight grows increasingly bleak, their fierce determination to protect each other shines through the darkness.
Genres: fiction, adventure, mystery, thriller, dark
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, suspenseful
Tropes: found-family, outsmarting-villains
194 pages · Hardcover · HarperCollins Publishers
Content warnings: child-abuse, violence