After their disastrous time with Count Olaf,the Baudelaire orphans are being sent to live with their late father's cousin's wife's brother Montgomery Montgomery,who is fun,generous,kind,easy-going,and is also a herpetologist.The Baudelaire's call him Uncle Monty,and they all make plans for a trip to Peru,where Uncle Monty can find more species of his life's work:snakes.Unfortunately,just when the Baudelaire's are at the peak of their happiness,Count Olaf turns up again,under the name of Stephano,and acting as Uncle Monty's replacement assistant,with only 1 goal;to get the Baudelaire fortune.The intelligent,quick-thinking Baudelaire orphans must save their lives again,but Stephano manages to murder someone else in the household...

I will try to write reviews on the entire series;coming up next week is The Wide Window!