Lockwood & Co. book 1 · 2013
The Screaming Staircase
In a London plagued by ghosts that only children can see, Lucy Carlyle joins Lockwood & Co., a tiny agency run by two teenage boys, and takes on a deadly haunted house.
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Book facts
- Author
- Jonathan Stroud
- Series
- Lockwood & Co., book 1 of 5
- Published
- 2013
- Setting
- Set in London
- Characters charted
- 3
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in The Screaming Staircase
3 recurring or key characters from Jonathan Stroud’s chart. Introduces Lucy Carlyle, Anthony Lockwood and George Cubbins.
Lead 1
- Lucy CarlyleFirst appearanceAgent with psychic Listening skills
Major 2
- Anthony LockwoodFirst appearanceFounder of the agency
- George CubbinsFirst appearanceResearcher
Also featuring these characters
Other Jonathan Stroud books that share the most characters with The Screaming Staircase.
- The Hollow Boy2015 · Lockwood & Co. · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Creeping Shadow2016 · Lockwood & Co. · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Empty Grave2017 · Lockwood & Co. · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon