Lockwood & Co.: The Screaming Staircase
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Lockwood & Co.: The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud
Dive into the first book of this frightfully fun series and join the ghost-hunting gang as they defend our world from the most fearsome phantoms!A sinister Problem has occurred in London: all nature of ghosts, haunts, spirits, and specters are appearing throughout the city, and they aren't exactly friendly. Only young people have the psychic abilities required to see and eradicate these supernatural foes. Many different Psychic Detection Agencies have cropped up to handle the dangerous work, and they are in fierce competition for business.
In The Screaming Staircase, the plucky and talented Lucy Carlyle teams up with Anthony Lockwood, the charismatic leader of Lockwood & Co, a small agency that runs independent of any adult supervision. After an assignment leads to both a grisly discovery and a disastrous end, Lucy, Anthony, and their sarcastic colleague, George, are forced to take part in the perilous investigation of Combe Carey Hall, one of the most haunted houses in England. Will Lockwood & Co. survive the Hall's legendary Screaming Staircase and Red Room to see another day?
Readers who enjoyed the action, suspense, and humor in Jonathan Stroud's internationally best-selling Bartimaeus books will be delighted to find the same ingredients, combined with deliciously creepy scares, in his thrilling and chilling Lockwood & Co. series.
Jonathan Stroud (www.jonathanstroud.com) has written four prior Lockwood & Co. novels. Heroes of the Valley, The Leap, The Final Siege, and Buried Fire are stand-alone volumes from the series, as well as the New York Times bestselling Bartimaeus books. With his wife and three children, he resides in England.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781423186922 |
| ISBN 10 | 1423186923 |
| Title | Lockwood & Co.: The Screaming Staircase |
| Author | Jonathan Stroud |
| Series | Lockwood And Co Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |
| Year published | 2014-08-26 |
| Number of pages | 416 |
| Prizes | Winner of Cybils (Speculative Fiction) 2013, Short-listed for Sasquatch Award 2016 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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