Jonathan Stroud, author of the internationally bestselling Bartimaeus books, launches a brand new series of supernatural thrillers about
three teen members of a Psychic Detection Agency who are battling an
epidemic of ghosts in London.
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 & 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 & 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 & Co. series.
