The Creeping Shadow
Jonathan Stroud
Disney-Hyperion, 2016. 464 pages.
Middle School: 7-8; High School: 9-12
CML Juvenile Fiction: JuvFic Stroud
In book four of the Lockwood & Co. series, Lucy is making a name for herself as a highly skilled freelance agent with a speciality for hearing supernatural phenomenon. It’s not the same as tracking down and exterminating ghosts with Lockwood, but at least she is given the freedom to use her skills without fear of endangering her friends. When Lockwood hires her for a job uniquely suited to her talents, Lucy assumes it will be a one time deal, but soon, she finds herself working side by side with Lockwood & Co. as they track down powerful blackmarket relics and uncover a paranormal conspiracy with deadly consequences.