Lockwood & Co.: Book One

Alternate Titles

• Lockwood & Co.

Description

*Follows three young operatives of a Psychic Detection Agency as they battle an epidemic of ghosts in London.* This book is part of a brilliant series for children (and parents) who love to be creeped out. It’s set in London when the city is experiencing an outbreak of ghosts who kill people if they come into contact with them. The catch: only children can see them. These stories features the kid-run ghosthunting agency, Lockwood & Co. — it’s led by the talented 14-year-old heroine Lucy Carlyle and charismatic teen Anthony Lockwood. Their job is to destroy ghosts by finding the objects in the world of the living that spirits are attached to. The social implications of the ghost epidemic are almost as chilling as the cases the agency takes on — almost. It’s a gripping read and a great intro to dystopian literature and social dynamics. You’ll want to sleep with the lights on, even after you’ve exhausted yourself by reading guiltily ahead late into the night.

Description

When the dead come back to haunt the living, Lockwood and 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 and 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.

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Series Statement

• Lockwood & Co -- book one

Other Editions

• Lockwood & Co.: Book One: The screaming staircaseDisney-Hyperion2014-01-01
• Screaming StaircaseLittle, Brown Books for Young Readers2013-01-01
• Lockwood and Co : the Screaming StaircaseRandom House Children's Books2013-01-01
• Lockwood & Co.Audio CDListening Library2013-01-01
• Lockwood & Co.: Book OneDisney-Hyperion2013-01-01
• The screaming staircaseThorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning2013-01-01