The Screaming Staircase

By Jonathan Stroud

Book #1 in the Lockwood & Co. series

Young ghost hunters face deadly spirits in a haunted mansion. Can they survive the Screaming Staircase?

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390 pages

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Bookroo's summary

In a ghost-infested London, only the young can combat the supernatural. Lucy Carlyle joins Anthony Lockwood's agency, Lockwood & Co., to tackle the city's spectral threats. After a mission goes awry, they must confront the horrors of Combe Carey Hall, infamous for its Screaming Staircase and Red Room. As they delve deeper, the stakes rise. Will they unravel the mysteries within or become the next victims? With danger lurking at every turn, survival is uncertain. Dive into a world of suspense, humor, and chilling encounters in this thrilling adventure.

From the publisher

A sinister Problem has occurred in London: all nature of ghosts, haunts, spirits, and specters are appearing throughout the city, and they aren’t exactly friendly. Only young people have the psychic abilities required to see-and eradicate-these supernatural foes. Many different Psychic Detection Agencies have cropped up to handle the dangerous work, and they are in fierce competition for business. In The Screaming Staircase, the plucky and talented Lucy Carlyle teams up with Anthony Lockwood, the charismatic leader of Lockwood &amp; Co, a small agency that runs independent of any adult supervision. After an assignment leads to both a grisly discovery and a disastrous end, Lucy, Anthony, and their sarcastic colleague, George, are forced to take part in the perilous investigation of Combe Carey Hall, one of the most haunted houses in England. Will Lockwood &amp; Co. survive the Hall’s legendary Screaming Staircase and Red Room to see another day? Readers who enjoyed the action, suspense, and humor in Jonathan Stroud’s internationally best-selling Bartimaeus books will be delighted to find the same ingredients, combined with deliciously creepy scares, in his thrilling and chilling Lockwood &amp; Co. series.