Description
Thrilling spooky mysteries, starring supernatural sleuths Lockett & Wilde - for fans of Lemony Snicket and Murder Most Unladylike.
"More shadowy mysteries than twelve graveyards. All hail Lockett & Wilde!" Lemony Snicket
"Wildly funny." Ben Miller
Matilda Lockett is used to playing the role of Poor Dead Edna with her spirit-medium aunt, Signora Valentina, and theatrical uncle Barnabus - but when they all decamp to Beauchamp Manor to deal with a most dreadful haunting, she discovers she really can see ghosts! There she meets ghost boy, Edgar Wilde, who shares her love of supernatural snooping, and together they set about unravelling the case of The Ghosts of the Manor.
Classic spooky mystery for fans of cosy crime, by the Waterstones Prize and Carnegie-shortlisted creators, Lucy Strange and Pam Smy.
"A stunningly spooky mystery." Maz Evans, author of Who Let the Gods Out?
"Funny, spooky and cosy - I loved it!" Andy Stanton, author of Mr Gum
About the Author
Lucy Strange is the bestselling author of The Secret of Nightingale Wood, the Waterstones Prize-shortlisted Our Castle by the Sea and The Island at the Edge of Night. Her books capture elements of classic children's literature in a style that is engaging and accessible for today's readers. Often inspired by the gothic genre, folklore and fairy tales, Lucy combines British landscapes and historical settings with touches of the supernatural, creating convincing worlds in which anything might happen... Right now, Lucy is probably sitting in her writing shed at the bottom of her garden, gazing out over the misty meadows of the Kent countryside, dreaming up her next fantastical tale.
Pam Smy is the award-winning author-illustrator of Thornhill (shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal for Illustration and the Waterstones Children's Book Prize) and The Hideaway. She has illustrated many other books for children and is Senior Lecturer on the MA in Children's Book Illustration at Cambridge School of Art.
Reviews
First in a series for 8+, this atmospherically illustrated story is comic, cosy and just eerie enough for a satisfying frisson. * The Guardian *
"[a] well-told new series... The ghost story has morphed into humour and mystery and is delightfully embellished by the illustrators' illustrator, Pam Smy." * The Sunday Times *
An enchanting new cosy gothic mystery series * Waterstones September's Best Children's Books 2024 *
"This book has more shadowy mysteries than twelve graveyards and more delicious twists than my favorite pretzel. All hail Lockett & Wilde * Lemony Snicket *
"A stunningly spooky mystery where every pen stroke is perfect and leaps off the page. A veritable showstopper." * Maz Evans *
Book Information
ISBN 9781529525144
Author Lucy Strange
Format Paperback
Page Count 224
Imprint Walker Books Ltd
Publisher Walker Books Ltd
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