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The Empty Grave is the fifth and final book in the Lockwood & Co. series‏‎. It was published on 12 September 2017.[2]

Blurb[]

Five months after the events in The Creeping Shadow, we join Lockwood, Lucy, George, Holly, and their associate Quill Kipps on a perilous night mission: they have broken into the booby-trapped Fittes Mausoleum, where the body of the legendary psychic heroine Marissa Fittes lies. Or does it?

This is just one of the many questions to be answered in Book 5 of the Lockwood & Co. series. Will Lockwood ever reveal more about his family's past to Lucy? Will their trip to the Other Side leave Lucy and Lockwood forever changed? Will Penelope Fittes succeed in shutting down their agency forever? The young agents must survive attacks from foes both spectral and human before they can take on their greatest enemy in a climactic and chaotic battle. And to prevail they will have to rely on help from some surprising-and shadowy-allies.[2]

Plot[]

I: The Tomb[]

To prove the truth behind the Skull's claim, the team decides to see for themselves, but the tomb contains more nasty surprises than what they were prepared to face.

II: La Belle Dame Sans Merci[]

After what they discovered in the tomb, they discuss it in Portland Row, but their attention is drawned to a theatre ghost that sucks life out of vulnerable people. After some sigma given in the case, Lucy is worried about Lockwood dying for her.

III: A Body in the Street[]

When the Circus case is finished, the team decides to continue their research about Marissa. When George's life is endangered, they are obligated to take a hard choice.

IV: The Siege of Portland Row[]

With Portland Row under attack, the only way out is as equally, if not more dangerous, as facing their attackers... and an unfortunate injury turns the escape into a race against time.

V: Fittes House[]

Running away from their attack, they end up in the Fittes House through Dark London. After facing Marissa's thugs, Lucy confronts her about who she really is. In a moment of peril, a common aquaintance proves vastly more powerful than anticipated.

VI: The Beginning[]

The aftermath of the Fittes House Siege leaves half the building destroyed and numerous agents injured or dead. A certian grave is no longer unoccupied by its owner, much to the pleasure of another spirit. The agencies resolve to correct Marissa's activities on the other side. The team returns to their everyday lives continuing to solve cases, with the hope that the Problem will soon be resolved in the wake of recent events. Lockwood leaves a subtle hint.



Trivia[]

The title has a double-meaning. It refers to Marissa Fittes's grave, but also to the empty plot next to the graves of Anthony Lockwood's parents for Lockwood himself!

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