Author:John Robertson,Louis Ghibault
*A hilarious, dark adventure for kids and adults!*
'A book aimed at kids that captures youthful humour perfectly. By which we mean it's energetic, weird, and delightfully disgusting - 10/10' Starbust Magazine
'The bloodthirsty, heartfelt romp your brutal inner child craves' BlizzardComedy
In a town surrounded by deadly mist, and filled with oddities, two young siblings become orphans.
And that's the best thing that's happened to them all day.
Howard Howard was a Wrecker (a brute and bully by profession) who was brutal and bullish to his children - Aubrey and Aubrey's Sister. Howard Howard deserved to be turned into mince, and thanks to a mysterious duo called The Grinders, that's exactly what happened to Howard Howard.
Hunted by the police and their father's gang of Wreckers, the siblings find some new friends to help keep them safe: a talented burglar named Charlie (who has no bones, but a great moustache) and a sword-wielding assassin named Calo (who has a sword, duh.)
In a town already revelling in its own chaos and with new dangers around every corner, Aubrey's Sister and Aubrey stumble into a world of secrets, myths and monsters.
A book aimed at kids that captures youthful humour perfectly. By which we mean it's energetic, weird, and delightfully disgusting
—— Starburst MagazineThe bloodthirsty, heartfelt romp your brutal inner child craves
—— BlizzardComedyPerfectly captures a kid's sense of the bizarre . . . highly recommended
—— The South China Morning PostBrilliant as ever
—— SpectatorAll the books in the series have been excellent, but in The Creeping Shadow, Stroud manages to pile mystery on top of suspense, leaving me with the feeling that a year is far, far, too long to wait for the concluding part of a series that instantly shot to the very top of my reading pile. This is young adult writing of the very highest quality.
—— Linda Wilson , Crime ReviewIf you’re in the market to have your pants scared off this Halloween, this atmospheric tale, finely balanced between horror and humour, will definitely do the trick . . . There are few writers whose work I look forward to more.
—— Imogen Russell Williams , Middle Grade Strikes BackPublication of a new Lockwood and Co. adventure must qualify as one of the literary events of the year. Jonathan Stroud not only writes like a dream, he creates some of the most inventive, most exciting storylines around.
—— Andrea Reece , LoveReadingI enjoyed it so much, I hope there will be yet another book soon to follow in this fabulously told series.
—— Amazed Earthling, with Guardian Children's BooksI love this series so much, the characters are funny . . . the ghosts are awesome.
—— An Awful Lot of Reading
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