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What Is The Plot Of Lockwood And Co?

2026-04-16 16:20:32

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I just finished reading the series Lockwood & Co. by Jonathan Stroud. It is a fantastic, spooky but also very witty series about a group of young ghost hunters in a world that is dominated by all sorts of deadly spirits. The main character of the first book, The Screaming Staircase, is Lucy Carlyle, a very talented new psychic in a very small agency of ghost hunters. The agency is run by the very charming Anthony Lockwood and his friend George Cubbins, who is also very book-smart. The three of them make a great team because they are all underdogs: no adults, no big company behind them. They have to rely on their wits, rapiers, and salt bombs to fight the ghosts. In the world of Lockwood & Co. ghosts are called ‘Visitors’ and they only appear at night. Only children can sense the ghosts. Therefore it is teenagers that have to go out to fight the ghosts to save the adults who are unaware of the dangers that lurk around every corner. The first book starts with a great case: the three of them have to investigate a very haunted house with a very special staircase that starts to scream by itself. The cases in the books are all mostly standalone but there is also a bigger mystery throughout the series about Anthony Lockwood’s past and a large conspiracy that is behind the sudden increase of spirits in the world. The books are very witty, lots of great dialog, but they also are very suspenseful and scary at times. I even jumped a few times while reading the books. But the books also are very emotional and you get to read a lot about Lucy’s relationship with the two boys but also about her own ghosts (both physical and psychological). All in all it is a great series of mysteries that has a lot of heart and is perfect for people who like to read books that have a lot of existential dread in them. I read the whole series in a week and the finale was so great that I am still unsure whether I am satisfied with the way the series ended or if I want to read more about these characters. If you like mysteries with a lot of heart and a lot of spookiness then this is the series for you.

2026-04-20

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