Lockwood & Co.: The Screaming Staircase

Literature at York University, he moved to London, where he worked as an editor in a publishing firm. He is the author of the best-selling Bartimaeus sequence, which is published in 35 languages and has sold 6 million copies worldwide, and also of four other novels: Heroes of the Valley , The Last Siege , The Leap and Buried Fire . Jonathan lives in Hertfordshire with his family. He has yet to see a ghost, but is keeping his eyes open.

Also by Jonathan Stroud
    Buried Fire
The Leap
The Last Siege
Heroes of the Valley
The Bartimaeus series
    The Amulet of Samarkand
The Golem’s Eye
Ptolemy’s Gate
The Ring of Solomon
    www. lockwoodbooks .co.uk
www. jonathanstroud .com



LOCKWOOD & CO.: THE SCREAMING STAIRCASE
AN RHCP DIGITAL EBOOK 9781448121786
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