波特萊爾大遇險8─恐怖的醫院
　　成為全國緝拿的殺人要犯波特萊爾三姊弟，為了繼續追尋VFD和價克斯史尼奇的真正祕密，竟然跳上了一群陌生人的車，跟著來到一棟詭異的醫院。為了閃避被拘捕的命運，他們躲進地下室的檔案圖書館，雖然因此發現了自己父母可能還活著的驚人消息，姊姊紫兒卻也一步步向後踏進了歐拉夫伯爵早已設計好的可怕陷阱裡。
　　聰明的克勞斯和勇敢的桑妮要如何運用智慧，解救出被綁架的姊姊呢？三個命運乖舛的孩子該走往哪裡，才能找到最終的幸福？
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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。這是他的第八本書。
★《波特萊爾大遇險》系列中譯本由小天下出版。
" Dear Reader,
　　Before you throw this awful book to the ground and run as far away from it as possible, you should probably know why. This book is the only one which describes every last detail of the Baudelaire children's miserable stay at Heimlich Hospital, which makes it one of the most dreadful books in the world.
　　There are many pleasant things to read about, but this books contains none of them. Within its pages are such burdensome details as misleading newspaper headlines, unnecessary surgery, an intercom system, anesthesia, heart-shaped balloons, and some very startling news about such things.
　　I have sworn to research this story, and to write it down as best I can, so I should know that this book is something best left on the ground, where you undoubtedly found it.
With all due respect,
Lemony Snicket