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The Creeping Shadow

Lockwood & Co, Book 4

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The Creeping Shadow

By: Jonathan Stroud
Narrated by: Emily Bevan
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A terrible crime forces Lucy to turn to Lockwood for help and sets them on the trail of dark secrets at the heart of London society. Both professionally and personally, their investigation stirs up forces they may not be able to control....

Ghouls and spectres, thrills and tension in this brand-new instalment in Jonathan Stroud's best-selling series.

©2016 Jonathan Stroud (P)2016 Random House Audiobooks Ghosts Literature & Fiction Mysteries Mystery & Suspense Scary Stories Scary Fiction Haunted

Critic Reviews

"Stroud is a genius." (Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson series)
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great story really well told. We can't wait for the next one in this series.

the best one yet

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Another great book in this fantastic series! They just keep on getting better and better. Can't wait for the next one!

Another great book in this fantastic series!

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The Lockwood & Co series just gets better and better. I’m captivated by the varied and beautifully crafted characters and their relationships with each other and all set in a fun, vibrant and interesting world. I should add I’m 60.

The stories are exciting with unexpected twists and turns and also full of emotion with plenty of frights, laughs and intrigue.

They’ve settled on a great narrator (not that the first two were bad in my opinion) who really brings the appropriate energy and excitement to Stroud’s great writing. Her reading of the skull in the jar character for example is perfection.

This series is not only for children.

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As usual, mr Stroud outdid himself. 10/10 amazing.

I really loved the banter between Lucy and skull. That was my favourite part

Amazing, as usual

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Narrator does a great job of bringing the characters to life. An intricate plot kept together by witty dialogue and a unique concept

Excellent narration and character development

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This series just gets better and better. Skull and Carlyle what a team! Have both read and listened to this series and I highly recommend them. Emily Bevan is my favourite narrator btw.

The best Lockwood & Co yet

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The ending of this book is just as shocking as the next. Loved every second of this wild tale. Cannot predict the conclusion at all.

The endings are too good!

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I think this is the best book of the series so far. I love the way it is written and then a rated does an absolutely brilliant job. the skull is the absolute best character and The voice the narrator has chosen just completes the character

Funny and intriguing

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