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For those new to the series (where were you when volumes one and two hit the bookshelves?) Lucy, Lockwood and George live in a more-or-less contemporary Britain where only the young can see the dreadful influx of ghosts which throng streets and homes every night and threaten the lives of everyone in the country. Some children have special gifts to help them deal with the disaster: Lucy, for example, is turning into quite a powerful Listener, who can hear the voices of the dead and even echoes of past events. The downside of that, of course, is that she's plagued and occasionally assisted by a snarky, devious talking skull that sees, way before she does, her growing feelings for her leader, and comes up with constant suggestions for ways to eliminate the fragrant newcomer Holly which are both evil and dreadfully funny. Who knew the humble coat-hanger could be such an effective means of assassination?
Like all excellent books , this story can be read without the previous two, but honestly, they're so good it would be a pity to miss them. Start with [[Lockwood and Co: The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud|The Screaming Staircase]] then move on to [[Lockwood and Co: The Whispering Skull by Jonathan Stroud|The Whispering Skull]] and then [[Lockwood and Co: The Empty Grave by Jonathan Stroud|Lockwood and Co: The Empty Grave]]. After all , that, feel like something a bit more light-hearted while you wait for the last two volumes? Try [[Mountwood School for Ghosts by Toby Ibbotson]]: utterly silly and lots of fun.
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