AuthorJonathan Stroud
NarratorMiranda Raison
SeriesLockwood & Co, Book 1
Duration10h 12m
CategoriesChildren's Fiction
Key StageKS2
PublisherRandom House
VersionUnabridged
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. A number of Psychic Investigations Agencies have sprung up to destroy the dangerous apparitions. Lucy Carlyle, a talented young agent, arrives in London hoping for a notable career. Instead she finds herself joining the smallest most ramshackle agency in the city, run by the charismatic Anthony Lockwood. When one of their cases goes horribly wrong, Lockwood & Co. have one last chance of redemption. Unfortunately this involves spending the night in one of the most haunted houses 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 . . .
Lockwood & Co. Book 4: The Creeping Shadow
Author: Jonathan Stroud
Author Jonathan Stroud
Narrator Emily Bevan
SeriesLockwood & Co, Book 4
Duration 12h 57m
Lucy has left Lockwood & Co. A freelance operative, she is hiring herself out to other agencies - agencies that might value her ever-improving skills. But now Lockwood needs her help. Penelope Fittes, leader of the well-renowned Fittes Agency wants Lockwood & Co. - and only them - to locate and remove the 'Source' for the legendary Brixton...
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Lockwood and Co. Book 5: The Empty Grave
Author: Jonathan Stroud
Author Jonathan Stroud
Narrator Emily Bevan
SeriesLockwood & Co, Book 5
Duration 12h 51m
Want to hear a ghost story? That's good. I know a few . . .After their recent adventures, the Lockwood & Co team deserve a well-earned break . . . so naturally they decide to risk their lives breaking into a heavily-guarded crypt. A building full of unsettled souls, it's also the final resting place of Marissa Fittes, the legendary and (suppose...
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Lockwood & Co. Book 3: The Hollow Boy
Author: Jonathan Stroud
Author Jonathan Stroud
Narrator Emily Bevan
SeriesLockwood & Co, Book 3
Duration 12h 2m
Lockwood & Co. might be the smallest (some might say shambolic) Psychic Detection Agency in London. But its three agents - Lockwood, Lucy and George - are exceptional Talents. And they get results. When an outbreak of ghostly phenomena grows to terrifying levels in Chelsea, Scotland Yard is left baffled. Even more baffling is that Lockwood &...
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Author: Jonathan Stroud
Author Jonathan Stroud
Narrator Pacey Steven
Duration 6h 30m
Halli Sveinsson has grown up a peaceful society where the violence of the past has been outlawed and disputes are settled by the Council. But young Halli has never quite seemed to fit in with the others and when a practical joke goes too far, he sets in motion a chain of events that will forever alter his destiny.
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Author: Jonathan Stroud
Author Jonathan Stroud
Narrator Steven Pacey
SeriesBartimaeus, Book 1
Duration 9h 30m
A young magician's apprentice, Nathaniel, secretly summons the irritable 5,000-year-old djinni, Bartimaeus, to do his bidding. The task for Bartimaeus is not an easy one - he must steal the powerful Amulet of Samarkand from Simon Lovelace, a master magician of unrivalled ruthlessness and ambition. Before long, Bartimaeus and Nathaniel are caught up...
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Lockwood & Co. Book 2: The Whispering Skull
Author: Jonathan Stroud
Author Jonathan Stroud
Narrator Katie Lyons
SeriesLockwood & Co, Book 2
Duration 11h 37m
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 ap...
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Sam 16 Oct 2020
Very interesting concept
Great series, that just gets better and better. Very interesting concept bringing life and death together. Full of excitement and great characterises. You don't have to be a young person to enjoy them.