Skip to content
Tropely
Theme
The Whispering Skull cover

Book guide

The Whispering Skull

by Jonathan Stroud

A stolen relic, a whispering skull, and a deadly ghost force Lockwood & Co. into a race against time.

Buy or view on Amazon UK

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

About The Whispering Skull

Lucy and George are trying to understand the talking skull trapped in their ghost jar when Lockwood & Co. takes on a cemetery case involving a sinister Victorian doctor. When a dangerous object is stolen from the coffin and a terrible phantom is freed, the team must recover the relic before its power is unleashed.

Reading signals

Spice
None
Darkness
Balanced
Pacing
Fast

Series

Lockwood & Co. · Book 2 of 5

Content warnings
  • fatmisia
  • body shaming
  • sexism
  • blood
  • gore
  • dead bodies
  • physical injuries
  • medical experimentation
  • murder
  • attempted murder
  • gun violence
  • kidnapping
  • loss of autonomy
  • possession

Keep your next read close.

Save books, track your reading, and find more stories shaped around your taste.