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The Creeping Shadow

Lockwood & Co, Book 4

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The Creeping Shadow

By: Jonathan Stroud
Narrated by: Emily Bevan
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A terrible crime forces Lucy to turn to Lockwood for help and sets them on the trail of dark secrets at the heart of London society. Both professionally and personally, their investigation stirs up forces they may not be able to control....

Ghouls and spectres, thrills and tension in this brand-new instalment in Jonathan Stroud's best-selling series.

©2016 Jonathan Stroud (P)2016 Random House Audiobooks Ghosts Literature & Fiction Mysteries Mystery & Suspense Scary Stories Scary Fiction Haunted

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Critic reviews

"Stroud is a genius." (Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson series)
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If you could sum up The Creeping Shadow in three words, what would they be?

Dark, interesting, developing

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Creeping Shadow?

Development of the Skulls interaction and it's contribution on the other side

What three words best describe Emily Bevan’s performance?

Committed enjoyable variable

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Kept me awake to keep listening

Any additional comments?

If you like Potter and or the previous Lockwood books don't hesitate

Gets even more spooky

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Great story that ups the stakes for the fifth and final book in this fantastic series! The narration by Emily Bevan is superb, each character delivered with a unique voice.

Lockwood and Co make a significant discovery regarding The Problem

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Really well read I hope she keeps going, brilliant story. Accents are really good and it is easy to forget your listening to one person.

brilliant best one so far

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This one leves you clamoring for the next story,a fascinating world invention.i like it as an adult but would have adored it as a teenager,it got a good grasp of how confusing it can be.

a much better narration Great story

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A great jolly listen. Nicely read. A good light entertainment whilst decorating. On to the next in the series.

A jolly ghost story as always

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However I think it was a little unfair to have one reader who had built up the world In the first books to then replace them with someone who made a lot of similar voices for all the characters which was confusing and kind of grating instead of different and distinct voices in the other books. I still enjoyed it I just think my rating reflects this issue

I really enjoyed the book

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These novels are amazing and Stroud writes better than Sanderson. While Sanderson is excellent at creating original worlds and plots, Stroud has an unbelievable talent to make the characters pop out of the page and the narration come alive with detail.

The performance in volumes 3-5 annoyed me in the beginning but then it grew on me like a fungus, until I ended listening to these books over and over again. Now I like George, Lockwood, and Quill Kipps and can't hear Lucy's accent. I also love the energy in the narrator's voice.

Probably the best novel in the world

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Getting better and better, the end of this book confirms what I have always thought, so looking forward to reading the next instalment to see if my other theories are correct! Narration is very good in my opinion!

Great

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I continue to enjoy this series. It’s clear that Jonathan Stroud is really flying here.

Lots of great spooky set-pieces and the cast of characters that continue to delight.

Emily Beven has really settled in to her role here to. She is great. Great comic timing but can also deliver the emotional, dramatic and exciting stuff to.

Loved it.

Great stuff probably the funniest entry so far.

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really good listen would,I recommend it to anyone who likes light hearted mysterious of all ages

really good listen

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