History Literature / LockwoodAndCo

* BigBad: [[spoiler: Marissa Fittes, who is actually responsible for the problem in the first place, along with her [[TheDragon Dragon]] Ezekiel.]]

* CreepyCemetery: Due to the nature of The Problem, pretty much all of them. The government actually hires specialized contractors to gradually clear them out. Our heroes get a taste of it in Kensal Green Cemetery.

** Turns out the one person who managed to beat Lockwood in a swordplay tournament was [[spoiler: Flo Bones]]. At the end of the fifth book, she easily disarms a desperate sword-wielding thug with a [[ImprobableWeaponUser slime flange.]]

In September 2017, it was [[http://deadline.com/2017/09/lockwood-co-big-talk-television-series-jonathan-stroud-1202172862/ announced]] that Big Talk Productions had acquired the rights to adapt the series for television, with the company heads stating the series would be "a highly original, distinctively authored, ghost-detective show to enthrall audiences of all ages."

* YourHeartsDesire: In ''The Whispering Skull'', those who are ensnared by a glimpse of the bone-glass hear a ghostly, whispering, wheedling voice urging them "''Look. Look. I give you your heart's desire.''" Those who actually do look into directly, either by their own choice or because they are forced to, die no more than a minute after.

* MomentKiller: Happens in ‘’The Empty Grave’’ when Lockwood shows Lucy a necklace his father had given his mother as a gift of love. Since they’re about to head into danger and it might be his last chance, he seems just about to give it to her… when Quill Kipps shows up to let them know their enemies have arrived. [[spoiler: Lucy does receive the necklace at the very end, though it seems Lockwood had lost the nerve to give it to her in person at that point.]]

* PutOnABus: [[spoiler:Kate Godwin and Bobby Vernon]] following ''The Hollow Boy''

* PowerTrio: Lockwood, Lucy and George.

* BookDumb: Not overtly stated, but Lucy sometimes has trouble with "big" words. Given that she is of working class background and has been working as a full-time agent since she was eight, she probably didn't have much time for formal schooling.

* TheNondescript: Johnson in ''The Creeping Shadow''. He is described as having a curiously vague appearance such that even as Lucy looked him, the details slipped away from her. He has nondescript brown hair and a bland, slightly shapeless face, and no distinguishing features that would pick him out in a crowd.

* ObfuscatingStupidity: Lucy and Lockwood’s strategy for infiltrating Winkman's shop in ‘The Whispering Skull’, complete with tacky tourist disguises. It works—until their calloused hands from years of swordplay gives them away as agents.

* MaybeEverAfter: After five books of [[TwiceShy skirting around their feelings,]] the series ends with [[spoiler: Lockwood and Lucy sharing a quiet moment in her room. He then leaves her a priceless necklace his father had given his mother as a “symbol of undying devotion”, and the two head out for a walk. Where things go from there is left to the reader’s imagination.]]

* MomentKiller: Happens in ‘’The Empty Grave’’ when Lockwood is showing Lucy a necklace his father had given his mother as a gift of love. Since they’re about to head into danger and it might be his last chance, he seems just about to give it to her… when Quill Kipps shows up to let them know their enemies have arrived. [[spoiler: Lucy does receive the necklace at the very end, though it seems Lockwood had lost the nerve to give it to her in person at that point.]]

* TheCuckoolanderWasRight: When Marissa Fittes and Tom Rotwell first began investigating and Marissa published her theories on the existence of ghosts, [[CassandraTruth nobody took her seriously.]] The sceptics were soon proven wrong, of course – thanks to [[spoiler: Marissa herself kickstarting the Problem.]]

* HeroicBSOD: Happens to Lucy in ''The Hollow Boy'' when faced with a ghost [[spoiler:posing as Lockwood.]] Thinking he’s dead, she falls to her knees and wails with grief, leaving herself vulnerable to the ghost – until [[spoiler: the real Lockwood]] shows up and destroys it.

* ObfuscatingStupidity: Lucy and Lockwood’s strategy for infiltrating Winkman's shop in ‘The Whispering Skull’, complete with tacky tourist disguises. It works – until their calloused hands from years of swordplay gives them away as agents.

* SharpDressedMan: Lockwood is always impeccably dressed in his tight-fitting suits, dress shoes and long coats and will go to great lengths to preserve his professional look. If he’s ever anything less than stylish – for a disguise or when he’s been roughed up during a case – it is always commented on. Doesn’t quite veer into TheDandy territory, but fashion is important to Lockwood’s self-perception and obsession with image.

* HeroicBSOD: Happens to Lucy in ‘'The Hollow Boy'’ when faced with a ghost [[spoiler:posing as Lockwood.]] Thinking he’s dead, she falls to her knees and wails with grief, leaving herself vulnerable to the ghost – until [[spoiler: the real Lockwood]] shows up and destroys it.

* [[BrainInAJar Ghost In A Jar]]: The ghost-jar that George tinkers with. Unlike other contained Sources, the Source in the ghost-jar is active and likes to taunt and scare the people who look at it. [[spoiler:At the end of the first book, a small leak on the ghost-jar allows it to be able to talk to Lucy. In the following books Lucy uses her connection with the thing for information.]]

* DeclarationOfProtection: Lockwood to Lucy near the end of ''The Hollow Boy''. Lucy is simultaneously touched and horrified by the statement, since it means Lockwood is likely to lay down his life for her if it comes down to it.

* HeroicBSOD: Happens to Lucy in ‘The Hollow Boy’ when faced with a ghost [[spoiler:posing as Lockwood.]] Thinking he’s dead, she falls to her knees and wails with grief, leaving herself vulnerable to the ghost – until [[spoiler: the real Lockwood]] shows up and destroys it.

** How Lockwood saves a hypnotized Lucy from jumping into a well in 'The Screaming Staircase'.
** When Lockwood and Lucy are walking through [[spoiler:the Other Side]] in 'The Creeping Shadow', Lucy's protective cape is lost. Lockwood immediately pulls her into his arms, wrapping his cape around them both. [[ShipTease They have to stay close and share the cape for the rest of the scene.]]

* TheRival: Quill Kipps, who belongs to the Fittes agency. He knows both George and Lockwood and isn't on very good terms with both of them. [[spoiler:Officially put to rest in the fourth book. Kipps resigns from Fittes and by the end of the book it's heavily implied he will be joining Lockwood and Co. at least semi-permanently.]]

** When Lockwood and Lucy are walking through [[spoiler:the Other Side]] in 'The Creeping Shadow', Lucy's protective cape is lost. Lockwood immediately pulls her into his arms, wrapping his cape around them both. [[Shiptease They have to stay close and share the cape for the rest of the scene.]]

* SugarAndIcePersonality: Lockwood used to be like this due to his traumatic past. Being prone to masking his feelings, keeping secrets and not responding well to emotions, he would keep his team at an arm’s length to [[SafetyInIndifference remain detached.]] Even when showing his warm and loving side, he'll withdraw and turn aloof just as quickly, often with a "Let's get on with it!" attitude. [[CharacterDevelopment Lockwood opens up considerably throughout the series.]]