Lockwood & Co 01: The Screaming Staircase

Soon to be a major Netflix series! 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 . . . Suspenseful, supernatural adventure - Metro Put The Screaming Staircase on your ''need to read'' list - Rick Riordan

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The book sensation of the year from global bestselling author, Jonathan Stroud.

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Jonathan Stroud

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Jonathan Stroud was born in Bedford in 1970. After studying English Literature at York University, he moved to London, where he worked as an editor in a publishing firm. He is the author of the best-selling BARTIMAEUS sequence, which is published in 35 languages and has sold 6 million copies worldwide. As well as four other novels: HEROES OF THE VALLEY, THE LAST SIEGE, THE LEAP and BURIED FIRE, THE SCREAMING STAIRCASE is the first title in his chilling new series: LOCKWOOD & CO. He has yet to see a ghost but he's keeping his eyes open.

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Soon to be a major Netflix series!When the dead come back to haunt the living, Lockwood & Co.