The Whispering Skull

Posted on 13 July 2019 by Jonathan Stroud

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 from the skull in the ghost jar Then the team is summoned to DEPRAC headquarters Kipps is there too, much to Lockwood s annoyance Bickerstaff s coffin was raided and a strange glass object buried with the corpse has vanished Inspector Barnes believes the relic to be highly dangerous, and he wants it found. Free Read [ The Whispering Skull ] By [ Jonathan Stroud ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Well, Lockwood said, if you judge success by the number of enemies you make, that was a highly successful evening Did I ever mention that I love Lockwood Co Those three are so funny and amazing and it was a pleasure to be able to dive back into their world It felt like I never left it and I had no problem to get back into the game This time around they were after an object that was pilfered from a mysterious coffin and I was really curious how this story would unfold I loveWell, Lockwood said, if you judge success by the number of enemies you make, that was a highly successful evening Did I ever mention that I love Lockwood Co Those three are so funny and amazing and it was a pleasure to be able to dive back into their world It felt like I never left it and I had no problem to get back into the game This time around they were after an object that was pilfered from a mysterious coffin and I was really curious how this story would unfold I love haunted graveyards and this looked so promising that I vowed only to read the book during the day I m a scaredy cat, remember lol Well, looking at it in retrospective I shouldn t have worried, the fear factor wasn t very high in that one and I didn t even get goose bumps Still, this didn t lessen the fun I had while reading the book and my enthusiasm for this series didn t ceaseYou didn t actually aim it at all, did you Lockwood said No You just chucked it In fact, it w...4.5 StarsRating and a half 5 starsLead Male Character 5 starsLead Female Character 5 starsPlotline 5 stars Genre Mystery, middle grade, thriller, action, adventure, ghostsWill I recommend this book to others Of course Will I reread this book Yes Overall story summed up in one word Marvelous There are just some books out there that are so good that words can t do it any justice You simply have to pick up the book and read it for yourself to see With that 4.5 StarsRating and a half 5 starsLead Male Character 5 starsLead Female Character 5 starsPlotline 5 stars Genre Mystery, middle grade, thriller, action, adventure, ghostsWill I recommend this book to others Of course Will I reread this book Yes Overall story summed up in one word Marvelous There are just some books out there that are so good that words can t do it any justice...Y all wanna know a secret I read this book back in June and I seemed to have forgot I had to write a review for it There s something with the books in this series that starts off REALLY slow and takes me quite a while to get into, but once I m into it, I CANNOT PUT IT DOWNIt s hard to say no to him It always isyou know you got issues when you reinvested in shipping 13 year olds than actively living your life ft a type 3 whispering skull that is a savage and prefers to roast Y all wanna know a secret I read this book back in June and I seemed to have forgot I had to write a review for it There s something with the books in this series that starts off REALLY slow and take...This is a reread.LOOK I M CRYING I AM DYING THAT ENDING IS SO SWEET AND I JUST WANT TO CRY The characters, the plot twist, this entire story is just so incredible, hilarious and everything I need in life I love George, Lucy and Lockwoodthan I love myself and that...my personality literally changes minute by minute but i will never stop beingemotionally invested in this series than i am in any of the relationships i have with my family members continuation buddy read with this muggle4 starsReview to comeStill great but I didn t love it as much as the first.This one had a big of a drag in the middle.But still an awesome series for all agesSo this sequel finds Lockwood and Co on the hunt for an artifact known as the bone mirror which has powers that are speculated upon, but never fully explained They are guided by a glowing green head in a jar Along the way, they find themselves in a restricted library And then sword fighting ensues because they carry rapiers around everywhere for some reason Then there s a final showdown with a shadowy figure I have to say the storytelling seemed quite scalloped to me, in that there are many So this sequel finds Lockwood and Co on the hunt for an artifact known as the bone mirror which has powers that are speculated upon, but never fully explained They are guided by a glowing green head in a jar Along the way, they find themselves in a restricted library And then sword fighting ensues because they carry rapiers around everywhere for some reason Then there s a final showdown with a shadowy figure I have to say the sto...I think reading slump likes me because it has come to methan once this year and I m also in reading slump right now which irks me so much Anyway, I hope this book will be able to help me to get rid of this annoying reading slump of mine This book sounds pretty intriguing and I miss the characters and the humor I think reading slump likes me because it has come to methan once this year and I m also in reading slump right now which irks m...The Whispering Skull is the second book in the Lockwood Co. series and starts off 6 months later after the group survives the night in one of the most haunted houses in England.Anthony Lockwood, Lucy and George get a new client that wants help with an excavation of a body in an old cemetery Turns out the body is Edmund Birckerstaff who had died in a violent way years ago and his coffin is sealed in silver.This is the start of a fun and well paced sequel that includes the mystery of the The Whispering Skull is the second book in the Lockwood Co. series and starts off 6 months later after the group survives the night in one of the most haunted houses in England.Anthony Lockwood, Lucy and George get a new client that wants help with an excavation of a body in an old cemetery Turns out the body is Edmund Birckerstaff who had died in a violent way years ago and his coffin is sealed in silver.This is the start of a fun and well paced sequel that includes the mystery of the death of Birckerstaff, his obsessions with communicating with the dead and Lucy s talents of being able to talk to the skull ghost residing in the ghost jar.Most agents can t communicate with a Type 3 ghost so this is a big deal to the overall profession of containing and destroying ghosts.The Lockwood Co. series is written for middle school age but Jonat...4.5 starsThis was just wonderful The action, the romance, the suspense Agghhh I can t get enough of it Lockwood, Lucy, and George have become my newest book BFFs AND THAT ENDING.So I can t really review this without spoiling the first book, so if you haven t read the first book stop reading this review and go read the book Lucy s Talent becomesandintriguing.and in this one, we find out that the ghost in the jar is actually a Type 3 and our girl Lucy can communicate with him 4.5 starsThis was just wonderful The action, the romance, the suspense Agghhh I can t get enough of it Lockwood, Lucy, and George have become my newest book BFFs AND THAT ENDING.So I can t really review this without spoiling the first book, so if you haven t read the first book stop reading this review and go read the book Lucy s T...

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13 July 2019

Jonathan Stroud