Lockwood & Co.

This article is about the series of novels. For the television adaptation, see Lockwood & Co. (TV series).

Lockwood & Co.

The Screaming Staircase (2013) The Whispering Skull (2014) The Hollow Boy (2015) The Creeping Shadow (2016) The Empty Grave (2017)
Author	Jonathan Stroud
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Genre	Supernatural, thriller, Occult detective fiction
Publisher	Random House (UK) Disney-Hyperion (US)
Published	29 August 2013 – 12 September 2017
Media type	Print (hardback & paperback) Audiobook E-book
No. of books	5

Lockwood & Co. is a young adult supernatural thriller series by Jonathan Stroud. It follows three young operatives of a psychic detection agency (Anthony Lockwood, Lucy Carlyle and George Cubbins) as they fight ghosts (known as Visitors) in London, England.

The series consists of five books: The Screaming Staircase , The Whispering Skull , The Hollow Boy, The Creeping Shadow, and The Empty Grave, published from 2013 ^[1] to 2017. ^[2]

Supplementary work

A short story was released over six days in late October 2013 on The Guardian 's website. It was written by Stroud, with input from readers to decide the location, the type of ghost, and its title, which became The Dagger in the Desk. ^{[3] [4]}

Reception

The Screaming Staircase

The Screaming Staircase has received the following accolades:

• Cybils Award (Speculative Fiction) (2013) ^[5]
• Goodreads Choice Award (Middle Grade & Children's)(2013) ^[6]
• Los Angeles Times Book Prize (2014) ^[7]
• Mystery Writers of America's Edgar Awards (Best Juvenile)(2014) ^[8]
• Jewish Community Secondary School's WeRead Prize (2014) ^[9]
• BookTrust and Amazon Kindle's Booktrust Best Book Awards shortlist (9-11 Best Story) (2014) ^[10]
• North Carolina Young Adult Book Award nominee (2014) ^[11]
• Carnegie Medal for Literature nominee (2014) ^[12]
• Worcestershire Public Libraries' Worcestershire Teen Book Award shortlist (2014) ^[13]
• Silver Inky Award shortlist (2014) ^[14]
• International Librarians of Japan's Sakura Medal nominee (2015)
• Stratford Girls' Grammar School's Warwickshire Secondary Book Awards (2015) ^[15]
• Coventry City Council's Coventry Inspiration Book Awards shortlist (2015)
• UKYA Blogger Awards' UKYA Blogger Awards nominee (2015) ^[16]
• The Weald School's Weald Book Award shortlist (2015) ^[17]
• American Library Association's Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults (2015) ^[18]
• Children's Literature Association of Utah Beehive Book Awards nominee (Young Adult Fiction) (2016) ^[19]
• Nevada Library Association's Nevada Young Readers' Award (Intermediate) (2016) ^[20]
• Washington Library Association's Sasquatch Award nominee (2016) ^[21]
• Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award nominee (2017) ^[22]

The Whispering Skull

The Whispering Skull has received the following accolades:

• Kirkus starred review (2014) ^[23]
• Booklist starred review (2014) ^[24]
• Goodreads Choice Award (Middle Grade & Children's) nominee (2014) ^[25]
• American Library Association's Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults (2015) ^[26]

The Hollow Boy

The Hollow Boy has received the following accolades:

• Goodreads Choice Award (Middle Grade & Children's) nominee (2015) ^[27]
• Booklist starred review (2016) ^[28]

The Creeping Shadow

The Creeping Shadow has received the following accolades:

• Goodreads Choice Award nominee (Middle Grade & Children's) (2015) ^[27]
• Booklist starred review (2016) ^[29]

The Empty Grave

The Empty Grave has received the following accolades:

• Booklist starred review (2017) ^[30]
• Booklist Editor's Choice Books for Youth (2017) ^[30]
• Goodreads Choice Awards (Middle Grade & Children's)(2017) ^[31]
• Carnegie Medal nominee (2019) ^[32]

TV series

Main article: Lockwood & Co. (TV series)

In September 2017, it was announced that Big Talk Productions had optioned the rights to Lockwood & Co., with plans to adapt it into a television series. ^[33] In December 2020, the show was announced to be going to Netflix, adapted by Joe Cornish. ^[34] Filming began on the series in the week following 5 July 2021. ^[35] The series premiered on 27 January 2023, consisting of eight episodes. ^[36] In May 2023, the series was cancelled after one season. ^[37]

References

1. Stroud, Jonathan (2014-07-03). The Screaming Staircase. Penguin Random House. ISBN   978-0-552-56678-0.
2. Stroud, Jonathan (2017-09-12). Lockwood & Co: The Empty Grave. Penguin Random House Children's UK. ISBN   978-1-4481-9815-3.
3. Stroud, Jonathan (2 November 2013). "Lockwood & Co interactive Halloween story: Daggers drawn". The Guardian . Retrieved 6 September 2021.
4. Stroud, Jonathan (26 October 2013). "Lockwood & Co interactive Halloween story: The Dagger in the Desk". The Guardian . Retrieved 6 September 2021.
5. "2013 Cybils Award Winners Announced – Children's Book Council". The Children's Book Council. February 18, 2014. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
6. "The Screaming Staircase (Lockwood & Co., #1)". Goodreads. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
7. "2014 Los Angeles Times Book Prizes Winners Announced". Los Angeles Times. 2015-04-18. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
8. "Edgar Allan Poe Awards 2014". Book Reporter. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
9. Saker, James (2014-07-31). "We Read Experience". JCoSS. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
10. Eyre, Charlotte (March 27, 2014). "Booktrust unveils shortlist for Best Book Awards | The Bookseller". The Book Seller. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
11. "2014-2015 Nominees & Winners - NCSLMA YA Book Award". NCSLMA YA Book Award. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
12. "Five of our books nominated for the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2014". Knightway Hall Agency Ltd. November 5, 2013. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
13. "Worcestershire's Teen Book Award winner announced". Evesham Journal. April 8, 2014. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
14. "The 2014 Inky Awards Shortlist". Reading's. 25 Aug 2014. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
15. Tanner. "Warwickshire Book Awards". Stratford Girls' Grammar School. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
16. Jo. "The 2015 UKYA Blogger Awards: A Whole Lot of Awesome". Once Upon A Bookcase. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
17. "The Weald Book Award". LRC & Library. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
18. "2015 Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults Top Ten". Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). 2015-01-26. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
19. "Children's Fiction Books—Beehive Nominees 2016". Children's Literature Association of Utah. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
20. "NYRA Past Winners". Nevada Library Association. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
21. Lagios, Melina (February 2, 2016). "And the Award Goes To…". San Juan Islander. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
22. "Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award". Rebecca Caudhill. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
23. "The Whispering Skull". Kirkus Reviews. July 29, 2014. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
24. Phelan, Carolyn (September 1, 2014). The Whispering Skull . Retrieved July 18, 2021– via Booklist.
25. "The Whispering Skull (Lockwood & Co., #2)". Goodreads. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
26. "2015 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults". Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). 2015-02-03. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
27. "The Hollow Boy (Lockwood & Co., #3)". Goodreads. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
28. "The Hollow Boy". Booklist. January 1, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
29. Phelan, Carolyn (October 15, 2016). "The Creeping Skull". Booklist. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
30. Phelan, Carolyn (November 1, 2017). "The Empty Grave". Booklist. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
31. "Announcing the Goodreads Choice Winner in Best Middle Grade & Children's!". Goodreads. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
32. "Nominations published for the CILIP Carnegie & Kate Greenaway Medals 2019 – The CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Children's Book Awards". The CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Children's Book Awards. 5 November 2018. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
33. Tartaglione, Nancy (19 September 2017). "'Lockwood & Co': Big Talk Prods To Adapt Spooky YA Detective Series For Television". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 2 November 2017.
34. Ravindran, Manori (13 December 2020). "Netflix Unveils New U.K. Projects With Sam Mendes, Rowan Atkinson, Andy Serkis". Variety .
35. Daniels, Nia (5 July 2021). "Filming begins on Lockwood & Co for Netflix". The Knowledge. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
36. Netflix. Lockwood & Co. | Official Teaser | Netflix . Retrieved 26 October 2022– via YouTube.
37. Yossman, K. J. (2023-05-12). "'Lockwood & Co.' Canceled at Netflix After One Season because it didn't reach the number of audience expected". Variety. Retrieved 2023-05-13.