Reading order · 5 books · 2013 to 2017 · Set in London
Lockwood & Co. Books in Order
Lockwood & Co. is a tiny agency of teenagers who hunt ghosts by night in a London plagued by the dead, since only young people can sense them. Spooky, funny and exciting.
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Series facts
- Books
- 5
- Published
- 2013 to 2017
- First book
- The Screaming Staircase
- Latest
- The Empty Grave (2017)
- Setting
- Set in London
The reading order
Every Lockwood & Co. book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
5 books · Set in London
- 1The Screaming Staircase2013With Lucy CarlyleIn 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.Buy on Amazon
- 2The Whispering Skull2014With Lucy CarlyleA grave is robbed, and Lockwood & Co.Buy on Amazon
- 3The Hollow Boy2015With Lucy CarlyleAn outbreak of ghosts hits London, and the agency takes on a new assistant.Buy on Amazon
- 4The Creeping Shadow2016With Lucy CarlyleLucy has gone freelance, until Lockwood asks for her help on a difficult case.Buy on Amazon
- 5The Empty Grave2017With Lucy CarlyleThe agency faces its final and most dangerous case.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read in order, starting with The Screaming Staircase.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Lucy Carlyle | Anthony Lockwood | George Cubbins | The Skull | Holly Munro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 The Screaming Staircase | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | ||
| 2 The Whispering Skull | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | |
| 3 The Hollow Boy | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor |
| 4 The Creeping Shadow | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor |
| 5 The Empty Grave | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor |
Characters in the Lockwood & Co. books
5 characters from Jonathan Stroud’s chart, with the number of Lockwood & Co. books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Lucy CarlyleAgent with psychic Listening skills | 5 | The Screaming Staircase 2013 |
| Anthony LockwoodFounder of the agency | 5 | The Screaming Staircase 2013 |
| George CubbinsResearcher | 5 | The Screaming Staircase 2013 |
| The SkullGhost trapped in a jar | 4 | The Whispering Skull 2014 |
| Holly MunroAssistant | 3 | The Hollow Boy 2015 |