Lockwood & Co: The Screaming Staircase: Book 1 - Lockwood & Co. (Paperback)
Jonathan Stroud (author)- 10+ in stock
Genuinely unsettling and dripping with otherworldly atmosphere, the first instalment of the Lockwood and Co. series sees a motley collection of ghost-hunters on a terrifying mission to save their reputation in one of the scariest haunted houses in fiction. Expertly plotted by a master of children’s literature, The Screaming Staircase is definitely best read with the lights off.
Soon to be a major Netflix series!
When the dead come back to haunt the living, Lockwood & Co. step in . . .
For more than fifty years, the country has been affected by a horrifying epidemic of ghosts. A number of Psychic Investigations Agencies have sprung up to destroy the dangerous apparitions.
Lucy Carlyle, a talented young agent, arrives in London hoping for a notable career. Instead she finds herself joining the smallest most ramshackle agency in the city, run by the charismatic Anthony Lockwood. When one of their cases goes horribly wrong, Lockwood & Co. have one last chance of redemption. Unfortunately this involves spending the night in one of the most haunted houses in England, and trying to escape alive.
Set in a city stalked by spectres, The Screaming Staircase is the first in a chilling new series full of suspense, humour and truly terrifying ghosts. Your nights will never be the same again . . .
Suspenseful, supernatural adventure - Metro
Put The Screaming Staircase on your 'need to read' list - Rick Riordan
Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
ISBN: 9780552566780
Number of pages: 480
Weight: 330 g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 28 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
The book is genuinely spooky and suspenseful, with appealing characters and great dialogue, and all shot through with Stroud's dry wit. * Guardian *
A heartily satisfying string of entertaining near-catastrophes, replete with narrow squeaks and spectral howls * Kirkus *
Stroud (the Bartimaeus series) shows his customary flair for blending deadpan humor with thrilling action, and the fiery interplay among the three agents of Lockwood & Co. invigorates the story (along with no shortage of creepy moments). * Publishers Weekly *
In a world overrun by evil spooks, can Paranormal Detection Agency Lockwood & Co do anything about the ghostly problems besetting London? Suspenseful, supernatural adventure. * Metro *
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“Fantastic! Keep your salt and iron close-by.”
I cannot recommend this book highly enough - wish there were more stars to give.
Interesting developed characters, both male and female protagonists, exciting storyline, ghosts and ghoulies abound. I can't wait...
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“Supernatural meets Sherlock”
I love the concept of this world, it's a great What if? book. Ghosts are real, only children can see them therefore only children can protect the people of Britain, so, armed with rapiers and salt bombs the... More
“Can't wait to read the rest of the series!”
The thing that I’m sure lots of readers will enjoy about this is that it’s a book that puts the power firmly in the hands of children. Sure there are adults about but since the walls between the living and the dead... More
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