The Screaming Staircase (Lockwood & Co. #1)
A New York Times Bestselling Author Fans of Jonathan Stroud's Bartimaeus books will be delighted to find the same ingredients in this thrilling and chilling new series.A sinister problem has occurred in London: all nature of ghosts, haunts, spirits and specters are appearing, and they aren't...
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A New York Times Bestselling Author Fans of Jonathan Stroud's Bartimaeus books will be delighted to find the same ingredients in this thrilling and chilling new series.A sinister problem has occurred in London: all nature of ghosts, haunts, spirits and specters are appearing, and they aren't exactly friendly. Only young people have the psychic abilities required to see ? and eradicate ? these supernatural foes. Many Psychic Detection Agencies have cropped up to handle the work, and are in fierce competition. Plucky and talented Lucy Carlyle teams up with Lockwood & Co., a small agency independent of adult supervision.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781410464255 (1410464253)
ASIN: 1410464253
Publish date: November 7th 2013
Publisher: Thorndike Press
Pages no: 482
Edition language: English
Series: Lockwood & Co. (#1)
This was such an interesting mix of fantasy, horror and mystery. So good. The main characters reminded me other famous trios from other authors (Lindgren, Riordan, Rowling) and their relationships with each other made me laugh a lot. I adored George and loved Lucy, but Lockwood was too much of a dar...
Another library find. While I feel I would have enjoyed the 'spooky' parts more when I was younger (Middle grade, or high school age) I still really enjoyed this one! I didn't find it very scary like I've seen others mention, but for a kid's book, it definitely has some places that make you want to ...
This was a really fun read, I enjoyed the characters (mostly), the ghosts, the cases and the "mystery". The banter between the kids was fun at times, and at others it was a little too immature or outright offensive (I'll get to that). But maybe that's to be expected of... 14/15 year-olds? (I want to...
[I received a copy of this book through NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review.]An entertaining book, even though it didn’t blow my mind as I would’ve expected from the author of the “Bartimaeus” series.In a United Kingdom where the dead tend to come back fairly often as ghosts—whose touch is l...
I am so happy it was this book! So, a bit of synopsis:Lucy Carlyle, a young psychic investigator, joins London's smallest agency, run by the charismatic Anthony Lockwood and his ever-hungry assistant George Cubbins. Together the trio must investigate some of the spookiest and deadliest spectral hau...
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