Lockwood Co The Screaming Staircase

Ghosts that can only be seen by children. Ghost-busters for a new generation. The public know these ghosts as the Visitors and Lucy Carlyle| Anthony Lockwood and George Cubbins are set to put them in their place. They form Lockwood & Co – their agency| where they use different materials to combat the Visitors. Till something goes wrong and they have to prove their worth all over again with the Screaming Staircase assignment.
Stroud has enchanted young readers with the Bartimaeus books| and this time there is a new series called| “Lockwood & Co” which sure ensures a chill or two down the spine. Stroud’s writing is not scary per se – however there are times when you do look around your shoulder| to check for some ghosts. A read that will keep you up at night and ensure that you think about it| long after you are done

Lockwood & Co.: The Screaming Staircase is a thriller fiction novel about ghosts and psychic agencies set in Britain.



Summary Of The Book

Britain has been gripped by a ghost epidemic| specters that only children can fight. To counter these apparitions| several Psychic Investigation Agencies have mushroomed all over the place| Lockwood & Co. being one among them.

Lucy Carlyle| a young and talented agent| hopes to land a bright career in London. But all that destiny delivers to her is the decrepit agency| Lockwood & Co.| run by charming Anthony Lockwood. The agency now comprises of Lucy| Anthony| and George Cubbins. When one of their out-of-the-world assignments goes terribly wrong| Lockwood & Co. have but one chance for salvation. Unfortunately| this would entail spending one whole night in one of the most eerie houses in England. Will the three solve the puzzle and escape alive?

Set in a ghost-infested city in Britain| Lockwood & Co.: The Screaming Staircase is the first book in a bone-chilling series that is chock full of terrible ghosts and trepidations| told with a touch of humor. This is Stroud’s debut thriller novel| and is scary enough to make readers keep their lights turned on| and will push them to look over their shoulders at least a few times.

Lockwood & Co.: The Screaming Staircase is being adapted into a film by Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment.

About Jonathan Stroud

Jonathan Stroud is a fiction writer from Britain who has penned several interesting reads.

Some of his other works include Justin Credible’s Word Play Word| Walking Through The Jungle| Buried Fire| Little Spike And Long Tail| Life And Times In Ancient Rome| and The Ghost Of Shadow Vale.

Born in Bedford| England in 1970| Stroud had a passion for reading and writing from an early age. Armed with a degree in English literature| he began his career as an editor for the Walker Books store in London. But it was only in the 1990s that he started publishing his works| which tasted quick success. Stroud is married and has two children. At present| he is penning a sequel to The Screaming Staircase that has been titled The Whispering .

Category : Books
ISBN13 : 9780857532022
ISBN-10 : 857532022
Author : Jonathan Stroud
Publisher : RHCP
Edition : 1
Publication Year : 2013
Binding : Paperback
Language : English
Number of Pages : 464 Pages
Genres : Others
Sales Package : 1 Book
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