HarperCollins Canada presents the first of four volumes in a new series from one of the world''s most mysterious literary figures, Mr. Lemony Snicket.

Drawing on events that took place during a period of his youth spent in a fading town, far from anyone he knew or trusted, Snicket chronicles his experiences as an apprentice in an organization nobody knows about. While there, he began to ask a series of questions-wrong questions that should not have been on his mind. Who Could That Be at This Hour? is Snicket''s account of the first wrong question.

Mr. Snicket''s first authorized autobiographical account of his childhood, the series features illustrations throughout by critically acclaimed Canadian artist Seth.

LEMONY SNICKET is a broken man, wracked with misery and despair as a result of writing the phenomenally successful A Series of Unfortunate Events, which has sold over 60 million copies worldwide and has been translated into 39 languages. He is known to communicate through his dashing emissary, Daniel Handler, whose most recent novel, Why We Broke Up, was a Michael L. Printz Award Honor Book and received starred reviews from six major publications. Visit him at lemonysnicket.com.Seth has portrayed suspicious circumstances and shady characters in much of his work. He is a multi-award-winning cartoonist, author and artist, whose works include Palookaville, Clyde Fans, and The Great Northern Brotherhood of Canadian Cartoonists.