When the dead come back to haunt the living, Lockwood & Co. step in . . . The bestselling series soon to be available as a graphic novel from artist Rachele Raka.
For more than fifty years, the country has been affected by a horrifying epidemic of ghosts. A number of Psychic Investigations Agencies have sprung up to destroy the dangerous apparitions.
Lucy Carlyle, a talented young agent, arrives in London hoping for a notable career. Instead she finds herself joining the smallest most ramshackle agency in the city, run by the charismatic Anthony Lockwood. When one of their cases goes horribly wrong, Lockwood & Co. have one last chance of redemption. Unfortunately this involves spending the night in one of the most haunted houses in England, and trying to escape alive.
Set in a city stalked by spectres, The Screaming Staircase is the first in a chilling new series full of suspense, humour and truly terrifying ghosts. Your nights will never be the same again . . .
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ALSO ADAPTED INTO A MAJOR NETFLIX SERIES
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Jonathan Stroud is the author of three internationally bestselling series: the award-winning Bartimaeus sequence, which has been published in 36 languages, the critically acclaimed Lockwood & Co, adapted into a hit Netflix series, and the Carnegie Medal-nominated Scarlett and Browne trilogy. He lives near London with his wife and three children.
Rachele Raka is an illustrator based in Italy. She frequently collaborates with French publishers on comics and graphic novels and has over 30,000 followers on social media.
FR Publisher: Rue de Sevres, January 2026
Editor: Elsa Sztulcman
Primary Agent: Veronique Baxter
Film/ TV agent: The Haworth Agency
Age: 8-12 years
Extent: 64 pages
Illustrations: Full colour by Rachele Raka
Co-agents: Chinese Bardon Chinese Media; Japanese Tuttle Mori
All rights available
