The Creeping Shadow
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The Creeping Shadow (Lockwood & Co. #4) , by Jonathan Stroud I really enjoy these Lockwood & Co. books. They are just so much fun, and they keep moving; the series isn't getting stale. In this fourth installment, Lucy has been on her own for some months; she's lonely, but she doesn't have time to do anything but work and sleep. Lockwood offers her a commission for a particularly tricky job, and then a little kid shows up asking for help for his village, which is coming under massive attack. What is causing this sudden and deadly outbreak in a remote village? In every book, we (and the characters) find out a little more about the world and how the Problem works. They tackle different things every time and find out more. Lucy, the narrator, is a great character; she's smart and practical, and very matter-of-fact about her work. She's never clearly described, but she's messy and bedraggled and impatient with anyone who isn't fine with tha