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Lockwood & Co: The Whispering Skull
Book 2
Series: Lockwood & Co.
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And if that's not bad enough, the skull in the ghost-jar is stirring again...
The author of the blockbuster BARTIMAEUS sequence delivers another humorous and chilling instalment in the critically acclaimed LOCKWOOD & CO.
The second book in this chilling series from global bestselling author, Jonathan Stroud.
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The second book in the chilling, bestselling series from global bestselling author, Jonathan Stroud. Now a major Netflix series!
Ghosts and ghouls beware! London's smallest, shabbiest and most talented psychic detection agency is back.
Life is never exactly peaceful for Lockwood & Co. Lucy and George are trying to solve the mystery of the talking skull trapped in their ghost jar, while Lockwood is desperate for an exciting new case.
Things seem to be looking up when the team is called to Kensal Green Cemetery to investigate the grave of a sinister Victorian doctor. Strange apparitions have been seen there, and the site must be made safe. As usual, Lockwood is confident; as usual, everything goes wrong – a terrible phantom is freed and a dangerous object is stolen from the coffin.
Lockwood & Co. must recover the relic before its power is unleashed, but it's a race against time. Their obnoxious rivals from the Fittes agency are also on the hunt. And if that's not bad enough, the skull in the ghost-jar is stirring again...
The author of the blockbuster Bartimaeus sequence delivers another humorous and chilling instalment in the critically acclaimed Lockwood & Co. series.
'Stroud is a genius' - Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson series.
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The second book in the series is praised for its exceptional writing and inventive humour, with a warning for its chilling ghostly elements. Reviewers highlight its seriously scary nature and brilliant prose, noting it is both amusing and thrilling. Readers find the story riveting and consider it worth the anticipation.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780552568050
Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 26 February 2015
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Corgi Childrens
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 29.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 343g
Pages: 496
About the Author
Jonathan Stroud was born in Bedford in 1970. After studying English Literature at York University, he moved to London, where he worked as an editor at a publishing firm. He is the author of the best-selling Bartimaeus series; the much-beloved Lockwood & Co. series (now a major Netflix series) as well as The Notorious Scarlett & Browne; Heroes of the Valley; The Last Seige; The Leap and Buried Fire. He lives in Hertfordshire with his family. He has yet to see a ghost, but is keeping his eyes open.
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