Lockwood & Co: The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud

Lockwood & Co: The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud

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 . . .

This story will keep you reading late into the night, but you'll want to leave the lights onStroud is a genius at inventing an utterly believable world which is very much like ours, but so creepily different. Put The Screaming Staircase on your 'need to read' list. * Rick Riordan *
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 *

Jonathan Stroud was born in Bedford in 1970. After studying English Literature at York University, he moved to London, where he worked as an editor at a publishing firm. He is the author of the best-selling Bartimaeus sequence, which is published in 35 languages and has sold 6 million copies worldwide; the much-beloved Lockwood & Co. series (soon to be a major Netflix series) as well as The Notorious Scarlett & Browne; Heroes of the Valley; The Last Seige; The Leap and Buried Fire. He lives in Hertfordshire with his family. He has yet to see a ghost, but is keeping his eyes open.

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ISBN 13	9780552566797
ISBN 10	0552566799
Title	Lockwood & Co: The Screaming Staircase
Author	Jonathan Stroud
Series	Lockwood And Co
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Penguin Random House Children's UK
Year published	2014-07-03
Number of pages	464
Prizes	Winner of Hampshire Book Award 2014 (UK), Winner of We Read 2015 (UK), Short-listed for Coventry Inspiration Book Awards 2015 (UK), Short-listed for North East Book Award 2015 (UK), Short-listed for Hampshire Book Award 2015 (UK), Long-listed for Guardian Children's Book Prize 2014 (UK), Long-listed for Inky Awards (Australia) 2015 (UK)
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