{"product_id":"lockwood-co-the-whispering-skull-paperback","title":"Lockwood \u0026 Co.: The Whispering Skull - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJonathan Stroud\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e*NOW A NETFLIX SERIES* \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this spine-tingling next book of the Lockwood \u0026amp; Co series, the ghost-hunting gang take on terrifying new challenges. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the six months since Anthony, Lucy, and George survived a night in the most haunted house in England, Lockwood \u0026amp; Co. hasn't made much progress. Quill Kipps and his team of Fittes agents keep swooping in on Lockwood's investigations. Finally, in a fit of anger, Anthony challenges his rival to a contest: the next time the two agencies compete on a job, the losing side will have to admit defeat in the \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e newspaper. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Things look up when a new client, Mr. Saunders, hires Lockwood \u0026amp; Co. to be present at the excavation of Edmund Bickerstaff, a Victorian doctor who reportedly tried to communicate with the dead. Saunders needs the coffin sealed with silver to prevent any supernatural trouble. All goes well-until George's curiosity attracts a horrible phantom. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Back home at Portland Row, Lockwood accuses George of making too many careless mistakes. Lucy is distracted by urgent whispers coming from the skull in the ghost jar. Then the team is summoned to DEPRAC headquarters. Kipps is there too, much to Lockwood's annoyance. Bickerstaff's coffin was raided and a strange glass object buried with the corpse has vanished. Inspector Barnes believes the relic to be highly dangerous, and he wants it found. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The author of the blockbuster Bartimaeus series delivers another amusing, chilling, and ingeniously plotted entry in the critically acclaimed Lockwood \u0026amp; Co. series. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Screaming Staircase\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"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 \u003ci\u003eThe Screaming Staircase\u003c\/i\u003e on your 'need to read' list!\" -- Rick Riordan \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A pleasure from tip to tail, this is the book you hand the advanced readers that claim they'd rather read \u003ci\u003eParadise Lost\u003c\/i\u003e than \u003ci\u003eHarry Potter\u003c\/i\u003e. Smart as a whip, funny, witty, and honestly frightening at times, Stroud lets loose and gives readers exactly what they want. Ghosts, kids on their own without adult supervision, and loads of delicious cookies.\" -- Elizabeth Bird, \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Stroud shows his customary flair for blending deadpan humor with thrilling action, and the fiery interplay among the three agents of Lockwood \u0026amp; Co. invigorates the story (along with no shortage of creepy moments).\" -- \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A heartily satisfying string of entertaining near-catastrophes, replete with narrow squeaks and spectral howls.\" -- \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJonathan Stroud\u003c\/b\u003e (www.jonathanstroud.com) is the author of four previous books in the Lockwood \u0026amp; Co. series as well as the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling Bartimaeus books, and the stand-alone titles \u003ci\u003eHeroes of the Valley, The Leap, The Last Siege\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBuried Fire\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in England with his wife and three children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.6 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Whispering Skull\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.2\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 16\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53339329233261,"sku":"9781423194620","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/0823\/9213\/files\/WERTZnZBZ0pBbzBLOWptcGZrZU9WUT09.webp?v=1778980023","url":"https:\/\/cleanfreaklab.myshopify.com\/products\/lockwood-co-the-whispering-skull-paperback","provider":"Clean Freak Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}