
Book guide
The Whispering Skull
A stolen relic, a whispering skull, and a deadly ghost force Lockwood & Co. into a race against time.
Genre and trope pairingsThrillerRace against timeHorrorGhostsHorrorOccultHorrorCursed objectParanormalGhostsParanormalPsychic abilitiesParanormalSupernatural investigatorParanormalCursed objectMysteryAmateur sleuthAdventureRace against timeAdventureMagical artifact
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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



