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A.J Lockwood & Co.
Investigators
After dark, ring bell and
wait beyond the iron line.
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 some very dangerous indeed.
Lucy Carlyle, a young psychic investigator, hopes for a
notable career. Instead, she finds herself joining London s
smallest, most ramshackle agency, run by the charismatic
Anthony Lockwood. When one of their cases goes horribly
wrong, Lockwood & Co. have a last chance of redemption.
Unfortunately this involves spending the night in the most
haunted house 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 . . .
About the author
Jonathan Stroud wurde 1970 im englischen Bedford geboren. Er schreibt Geschichten, seit er sieben Jahre alt ist. Er arbeitete zunächst als Lektor für Kindersachbücher. Nachdem er seine ersten eigenen Kinderbücher veröffentlicht hatte, beschloss er, sich ganz dem Schreiben zu widmen. Er wohnt mit seiner Frau Gina, einer Grafikerin und Illustratorin von Kinderbüchern und den gemeinsamen Kindern Isabelle und Arthur in der Nähe von London.
Report
"This story will keep you reading late into the night, but you'll want to leave the lights on. Stroud is a genius at inventing an utterly believable world which is very much like ours, but so creepily different. Put The Screaming Staircase on your 'need to read' list." Rick Riordan
