(3) 4-6 Lockwood & Co. series. This fourth series installment set in a ghost-infested alternate London finds teen psychic operative Lucy Carlyle back working for the ragtag independent agency Lockwood & Co. Once again, Stroud supplies heart-stopping action and supernatural suspense, this time adding a layer of political and interagency intrigue. The book ends on a cliffhanger that comes out of nowhere but will surely hook series fans. Glos.

Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano

(2) 4-6 Lockwood & Co. series. In a ghost-infested alternate London, Lucy Carlyle is a psychic investigator at independent teenage agency Lockwood & Co. As the agency investigates a major outbreak, Lucy establishes herself as an operative and feels out her relationship with enigmatic Anthony Lockwood. In this third adventure, readers are once again treated to inventive world-building, memorable characters, edge-of-your-seat pacing, and dashes of sardonic humor. Glos.

Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2016

(3) 4-6 Lockwood & Co. series. The ragtag juvenile ghost-hunter agency, Lockwood & Co., takes on its second big-ticket case, this one involving sinister artifacts with possible links to the genesis of Britain's ghost "Problem." Stroud unfolds an intricate plot that inches readers closer to the central supernatural mystery, offering a cozy, creepy tale that balances ghostly peril with hefty helpings of stiff-upper-lip snark. Glos.

Reviewer: Claire E. Gross

(2) 4-6 Lockwood & Co. series. In a world where ghosts have become the world's worst pest infestation, protagonist Lucy and her Lockwood & Co. colleagues take on a high-profile, high-paying haunting from a client who is not telling them everything. Lucy's wry, practical voice counterpoints the suspenseful supernatural goings-on in this rollicking series-opener, which strikes just the right balance between creepiness and hilarity.

Reviewer: Claire E. Gross | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2013