Daniel Handler Books in Order
Browse Daniel Handler books in order, from darkly comic adult novels to Lemony Snicket tie ins, with summaries, series background, and suggestions on where to begin reading him.
Last updated: December 23, 2025
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Publication Order
26 books
Model Citizens
by Daniel Handler
2022
Model Citizens is a recent book by Daniel Handler that is usually grouped with his adult fiction rather than the Lemony Snicket tales. It offers another chance to see his sharp, uneasy sense of humor outside the world of the Baudelaires.
Bottle Grove
by Daniel Handler
2019
All the Dirty Parts
by Daniel Handler
2017
Why Is This Night Different from All Other Nights?
by Daniel Handler
2015
In the final All the Wrong Questions volume, Snicket boards a night train where almost every passenger seems suspicious. A missing Bombinating Beast, switched identities, and a looming disaster force him to face what his secret organization is really doing.
We Are Pirates
by Daniel Handler
2015
Shouldn't You Be in School?
by Daniel Handler
2014
As fires spread through Stain'd by the Sea, Snicket and his friends investigate a plot involving a strange school and a suspicious local newspaper. The questions grow more dangerous, and every clue suggests their enemy Hangfire is several steps ahead.
When Did You See Her Last?
by Daniel Handler
2013
Still stuck in Stain'd by the Sea, Snicket investigates the disappearance of a brilliant girl named Cleo Knight. Between suspicious pharmacists, a mysterious substance, and incompetent local authorities, he has to sort truth from rumor before it is too late.
Who Could That Be at This Hour?
by Daniel Handler
2012
Young Lemony Snicket begins his apprenticeship in the nearly abandoned town of Stain'd by the Sea, paired with the baffling S. Theodora Markson. Hired to recover a stolen statue, he quickly realizes the case is tangled up with much larger secrets.
Why We Broke Up
by Daniel Handler
2011
The Composer Is Dead
by Daniel Handler
2009
In this orchestral mystery, an Inspector questions every section of the orchestra after a composer turns up dead at his desk. The witty interrogation doubles as an introduction to musical instruments, with each group defending its place in the performance.
The End
by Daniel Handler
2006
Adverbs
by Daniel Handler
2006
The Penultimate Peril
by Daniel Handler
2005
The Grim Grotto
by Daniel Handler
2004
The Slippery Slope
by Daniel Handler
2003
The Carnivorous Carnival
by Daniel Handler
2002
The Vile Village
by Daniel Handler
2001
The Hostile Hospital
by Daniel Handler
2001
The Ersatz Elevator
by Daniel Handler
2001
Watch Your Mouth
by Daniel Handler
2000
The Wide Window
by Daniel Handler
2000
The Miserable Mill
by Daniel Handler
2000
The Austere Academy
by Daniel Handler
2000
Banished to grim Prufrock Preparatory School, the Baudelaires endure cruel teachers, endless violin recitals, and a dormitory shack. They finally find friends in the Quagmire triplets, only to uncover a conspiracy that threatens both families and hints at a wider mystery.
The Reptile Room
by Daniel Handler
1999
The Basic Eight
by Daniel Handler
1999
The Bad Beginning
by Daniel Handler
1999
Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire lose their parents in a fire and are sent to live with the menacing actor Count Olaf. He plots to seize their fortune through a bizarre marriage scheme, forcing the siblings to rely on their wits.
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