The Whispering Skull
Books | Juvenile Fiction / Action & Adventure / General
4.5
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Jonathan Stroud
'Stroud is a genius' Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson series. Ghosts and ghouls beware! Londonâe(tm)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 âe" 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 itâe(tm)s a race against time. Their obnoxious rivals from the Fittes agency are also on the hunt. And if thatâe(tm)s not bad enough, the skull in the ghost-jar is stirring againâe¦ The author of the blockbuster BARTIMAEUS sequence delivers another humorous and chilling instalment in the critically acclaimed LOCKWOOD & CO. series.
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Author
Jonathan Stroud
Pages
496
Publisher
Doubleday
Published Date
2014
ISBN
0857532650 9780857532657
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"i honestly don’t even know what to say for this book but it was SO GOOD!!!"
lexi
"This book had the disservice of being read after watching the TV series. Book alone it has a compelling mystery and clues leading up. Having seen the show prior, I did think the mystery was done a bit better on Netflix end. That said good book and it's worth the read. "
Nova Quartz
"oh my gosh it was left on a cliff hanger again"
Kaitlin Lantz
"This novel was a great sequel to the first novel in the Lockwood and Co. series. I love that Lucy can speak to ghosts! The fact that the skull was alive during the events being investigated by Lockwood, Lucy and George felt a bit forced, however. Lockwood’s character also felt a bit off from how he acted in the first book, which was a little weird. Unsure as to why?? Apart from that, this book had a solid plot, characters and is a captivating story. 3.5/5 stars."
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