''Lockwood & Co.'' is a

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supernatural thriller series by

Jonathan Stroud Jonathan Anthony Stroud (born 27 October 1970) is a British writer of fantasy fiction, best known for the ''Bartimaeus'' young adult sequence and '' Lockwood & Co.'' children's series. His books are typically set in an alternate history Londo ...

. It follows three young operatives of a psychic detection agency (Lucy Carlyle, Anthony Lockwood, and George Cubbins) as they fight ghosts (known as Visitors) in

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. The series consists of five books: ''

The Screaming Staircase ''The Screaming Staircase'' is a young adult, supernatural thriller novel by Jonathan Stroud. It is the first book in the series '' Lockwood & Co.'', and was released on 29 August 2013 by Random House in the United Kingdom, and by Disney-Hyperi ...

'', '' The Whispering Skull'', ''The Hollow Boy'', ''The Creeping Shadow'', and ''The Empty Grave,'' published from 2013 to 2017.

Supplementary work

A short story was released over six days in late October 2013 on ''

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''s website. It was written by Stroud, with input from readers to decide the location, the type of ghost, and its title, which became ''The Dagger in the Desk''.

Reception

''The Screaming Staircase''

''The Screaming Staircase'' has received the following accolades: *

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(Speculative Fiction) (2013) * Goodreads Choice Award (Middle Grade & Children's)(2013) * ''Los Angeles Times'' Book Prize (2014) *

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(Best Juvenile)(2014) *

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's WeRead Prize (2014) * BookTrust and

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's Booktrust Best Book Awards shortlist (9-11 Best Story) (2014) * North Carolina Young Adult Book Award nominee (2014) * Carnegie Medal for Literature nominee (2014) * Worcestershire Public Libraries' Worcestershire Teen Book Award shortlist (2014) * Silver Inky Award shortlist (2014) * International Librarians of Japan's Sakura Medal nominee (2015) *

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's Warwickshire Secondary Book Awards (2015) *

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's Coventry Inspiration Book Awards shortlist (2015) * UKYA Blogger Awards' UKYA Blogger Awards nominee (2015) *

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's Weald Book Award shortlist (2015) *

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's Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults (2015) * Children's Literature Association of Utah Beehive Book Awards nominee (Young Adult Fiction) (2016) *

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's Nevada Young Readers' Award (Intermediate) (2016) *

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's Sasquatch Award nominee (2016) *

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nominee (2017)

''The Whispering Skull''

'' The Whispering Skull'' has received the following accolades: *

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starred review (2014) *

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starred review (2014) * Goodreads Choice Award (Middle Grade & Children's) nominee (2014) *

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(2015)

''The Hollow Boy''

''The Hollow Boy'' has received the following accolades: * Goodreads Choice Award (Middle Grade & Children's) nominee (2015) *

starred review (2016)

''The Creeping Shadow''

''The Creeping Shadow'' has received the following accolades: * Goodreads Choice Award nominee (Middle Grade & Children's) (2015) * Booklist starred review (2016)

''The Empty Grave''

''The Empty Grave'' has received the following accolades: *

starred review (2017) * Booklist Editor's Choice Books for Youth (2017) *

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(Middle Grade & Children's)(2017) * Carnegie Medal nominee (2019)

TV series

In September 2017, it was announced that

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had optioned the rights to ''Lockwood & Co.'', with plans to adapt it into a television series. In December 2020, the show was announced to be going to

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, adapted by

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. Filming began on the series in the week following 5 July 2021. The series premiered on 27 January 2023, consisting of eight episodes. In May 2023, the series was cancelled after one season.

References

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