The Screaming Staircase

The Screaming Staircase

2013 • 467 pages

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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. Your nights will never be the same again . . .

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Lockwood & Co.

Lockwood & Co. is a 6-book series with 5 primary works first released in 2013 with contributions by Jonathan Stroud.

The Screaming Staircase
The Dagger in the Desk
Lockwood & Co., Book 2 The Whispering Skull
The Hollow Boy
The Creeping Shadow
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December 8, 2018

Mr Stroud, thank you for that feeling of a ghost behind my back when I was reading.

April 4, 2020

This was so fun! I will admit that at times I did stop it because I got a little freaked out. A major reveal I was able to figure out but really I cannot recommend this enough.

April 11, 2020

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