After failing to fail out of the Iron Trial, Callum Hunt finds himself enrolled in the Magisterium. Warned by his father to stay away from magic, Callum is drawn into it instead when he learns the Magisterium has a dark connection with his past.
When the Grace children go to stay at their Great Aunt Lucinda's worn Victorian house, they discover a field guide to fairies and other creatures and begin to have some unusual experiences.
"Called upon to investigate thirteen suspicious incidents in Stain'd-by-the-Sea, young Lemony Snicket collects clues, questions witnesses, and cracks every case"--