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Lemony Snicket, then thirteen, starts his apprenticeship under S. Theodora Markson, a member of the clandestine V.F.D. In their quiet seaside town of Stain'd By the Sea, the young detective assists in uncovering the mystery behind a stolen statue.
First publish date: 2012
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Lemony Snicket
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