A Series of Unfortunate Events — THE PENULTIMATE PERIL Paperback

In The Penultimate Peril, the twelfth installment in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, the Baudelaire orphans find themselves working undercover as dishwashers at the Hotel Denouement, a seemingly neutral sanctuary that soon reveals itself to be a nexus of secrets and conflicting loyalties connected to the mysterious V.F.D. As they encounter a host of familiar and enigmatic figures, the Baudelaires must navigate a perilous web of alliances and betrayals, facing crucial moral dilemmas and uncovering more about the shadowy organization that has haunted their lives, all while a final, devastating confrontation looms on the horizon.