The Whispering Skull

, #2

Hardcover, 435 pages

English language

Published June 19, 2014 by Disney Hyperion.

ISBN:
978-1-4231-6492-0
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4 stars (10 reviews)

In the six months since Anthony, Lucy, and George survived a night in the most haunted house in England, Lockwood & Co. hasn't made much progress. Quill Kipps and his team of Fittes agents keep swooping in on Lockwood's investigations. Finally, in a fit of anger, Anthony challenges his rival to a contest: the next time the two agencies compete on a job, the losing side will have to admit defeat in the Times newspaper.

Things look up when a new client, Mr. Saunders, hires Lockwood & Co. to be present at the excavation of Edmund Bickerstaff, a Victorian doctor who reportedly tried to communicate with the dead. Saunders needs the coffin sealed with silver to prevent any supernatural trouble. All goes well-until George's curiosity attracts a horrible phantom.

Back home at Portland Row, Lockwood accuses George of making too many careless mistakes. Lucy is distracted by urgent whispers coming …

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reviewed The Whispering Skull by Jonathan Stroud (Lockwood & Co., #2)

All warmed up

4 stars

This is where the series really gets going, I think. The developing relationships between the core three characters is fun to witness, and the introduction of the skull brings some levity to what can be a little dark otherwise. World building continues to be solid, and a direction set for the rest of the series.

While Screaming Staircase could arguably be skipped, I'd definitely pick up Whispering Skull if you're interested in the series.

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