The Screaming Staircase
8 • 467 pages

Ratings118

Average rating4.2

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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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5 primary books7 released books

#1 in Lockwood & Co.

Lockwood & Co. is a 7-book series with 5 released primary works first released in 8 with contributions by Jonathan Stroud.

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The Screaming Staircase
#1.5
The Dagger in the Desk
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The Whispering Skull
#3
The Hollow Boy
#4
The Creeping Shadow
#4.5
A Portland Row Christmas
#5
The Empty Grave

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December 8, 2018

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

Sherlock Holmes with kids and ghosts! Fun story and deeper than I expected.

March 24, 2021

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