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.