Lockwood & Co: The Creeping Shadow by Jonathan Stroud (Paperback, 2016)

Lockwood & Co: The Creeping Shadow by Jonathan Stroud (Paperback, 2016)

Lucy has left Lockwood & Co. A freelance operative, she is hiring herself out to other agencies – agencies that might value her ever-improving skills. But now Lockwood needs her help., Penelope Fittes, leader of the well-renowned Fittes Agency wants Lockwood & Co. – and only them – to locate and remove the `Source’ for the legendary Brixton Cannibal. It’s a tough assignment., Made worse by the tensions between Lucy and the other agents – even the skull is treating her like a jilted lover!What will it take to reunite the team? Black marketeers, an informant ghost, a Spirit Cape that transports the wearer, and mysteries involving their closest rivals may just do the trick. But not all is at it seems. And it’s not long before a shocking revelation rocks Lockwood & Co., to its very core . . ., ‘Stroud is a genius’ – Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson series.