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Fantasy

The Screaming Staircase

by Jonathan StroudBook 1 of 5 in Lockwood & Co.
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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.

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First published
August 29, 2013
Pages
400
Reading time
About 8 hours
Format
Novel
Audience
Young readers
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Language
English
ISBN
9781423187905
Series
Lockwood & Co., Book 1

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