Who Could That Be at This Hour? (All the Wrong Questions #1) by Lemony Snicket

Before you consider reading
"Who Could That Be at This Hour?"
Ask yourself these questions:

1. Are you curious about what is happening in a seaside town that is no longer by the sea?
2. Do you want to know more about a stolen item that wasn't stolen at all?
3. Do you really think that's any of your business? Why? What kind of person are you? Really? 
4. Who is staking behind you?