The Ersatz Elevator

波特萊爾大遇險6—破爛的電梯

　　悲慘的波特萊爾三姊弟，還沒有從好朋友被綁架的錯愕中驚醒過來，就又被送往陰森森的黑暗大道上，新家在大樓的最頂端，但因為電梯退流行了，所以孩子們每次必須花上半天的下樓，再花半天的時間爬上樓，就在孩子們累得半死的過程中，誰也沒發現，其實在電梯道的鐵籠裡，關著一個可怕的祕密。

作者簡介

雷蒙尼．史尼奇 Lemony Snicket

　　在某個小鎮出生，鎮上的居民生性多疑，動不動就鬧事。如今他住在都市裡，空閒時喜歡蒐集證據，被權威人士認為是這方面的專家。這是他的第六本書。

　　雷蒙尼‧史尼奇先是在公立學校受教育，之後回到家裡接受家庭教育，不久後又回到了公立學校念書。有人曾讚揚他是位傑出的學者，也有人批評他是個罪大惡極的騙子，在幾個特殊的場合中，他還被誤認為是吹牛大王。近來，史尼奇將他的研究才華投注在悲慘的波特萊爾孤兒身上。

★《波特萊爾大遇險》系列中譯本由小天下出版。

　　In their most daring misadventure, the Baudelaire orphans are adopted by very, very rich people, whose penthouse apartment is located mysteriously close to the place where all their misfortune began. Even though their new home in the city is fancy, and the children are clever and charming, I'm sorry to say that still, the unlucky orphans will encounter more disaster and woe. In fact, in this sixth book in A Series of Unfortunate Events, the children will experience a darkened staircase, a red herring, an auction, parsley soda, some friends in a dire situation, a secret passageway, and pinstripe suits.

　　Both literary and irreverent, hilarious and deftly crafted, A Series of Unfortunate Events offers an exquisitely dark comedy in the tradition of Edward Gorey and Roald Dahl. Lemony Snicket's uproariously unhappy books continue to win readers, despite all his warning.