“I’ve waited with baited breath for the latest instalment of Jonathan Stroud’s Lockwood & Co novels. “A dashing teenage hero, a ghostly cult leader and a girl gravedigger with serious personal hygiene issues are just some of the delights that lie in wait in The Whispering Skull, Jonathan Stroud’s second book in the Lockwood & Co. Your nights will never be the same again. 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. When the dead come back to haunt the living, Lockwood & Co. "A delicious mixture of bone-dry wit and spooky shocks." The book sensation of the year from global bestselling author, Jonathan Stroud. He’s terrific at mixing the macabre with high-school-level repartee.” “With the same sophisticated imagination that made his Bartimaeus series such a success, Stroud’s writing is assured and nimble. 'Jonathan Stroud was born in Bedford in 1970. "Fantastic characters, fast-paced action, and truly alarming in places."
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