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The Creeping Shadow (Lockwood & Co., Bk 4)
The Creeping Shadow - Lockwood & Co., Bk 4 Author:Jonathan Stroud After leaving Lockwood & Co. four months ago, Lucy has become a freelance operative, hiring herself out to psychic investigation agencies that value her ever-improving skills in locating Sources and shutting down Visitors. Her new life of independence, complete with her own studio apartment, would be fine if it weren't for having to work... more » with incompetent agents and answer to meddling supervisors. And it does sometimes get lonely, even though she has the skull in the jar to annoy her with his leers and sarcastic jibes.
One day Lucy receives a surprise visit from Lockwood, who tells her he needs a good Listener for a tough assignment. Penelope Fittes, the leader of the giant Fittes Agency, wants them -- and only them -- to locate and remove the Source for the ghost of a legendary cannibal. Throughout this very dangerous undertaking, tensions remain high between Lucy and her former colleagues. What will it take to reunite the team?
Horrible hauntings, creepy suspense, exhilarating chases, shocking secrets, and mischievous humor are just some of the delights that await in this fourth adventure of the Lockwood & Co. series. « less