Lockwood & Co. - The Screaming Staircase - Book 1. Nominiert: Coventry Inspiration Book Awards 2015, Guardian Children's Fiction Prize 2014, Inky Awards (Australia) 2015, North East Book Award 2015, Hampshire Book Award 2015. Nominiert: Coventry
Verlag | Random House UK |
Alter | 9 - 16 Jahre |
Auflage | 2014 |
Seiten | 464 |
Format | 11,0 x 17,6 x 2,9 cm |
A-Format | |
Gewicht | 234 g |
Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
Reihe | Lockwood & Co 1 |
ISBN-10 | 0552566799 |
EAN | 9780552566797 |
Bestell-Nr | 55256679EA |
The book sensation of the year from global bestselling author, Jonathan Stroud.
Klappentext:
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 . . .
Rezension:
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