last book in the series, The Empty Grave, was published in 2017. In late 2020, Netflix announced that Stroud's Lockwood & Co. series would be made into a television show produced by Nira Park, Rachael Prior, and Joe Cornish. Filming began in July 2021 in London. His new series, The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne, which currently consists of two books, is about two outlaws and their infamous heists. Personal life Stroud lives in St Albans, Hertfordshire, with his wife Gina and their three children. Bibliography Fiction (Solo) Children's literature Novella Teen and YA Heroes of the Valley was featured on the VOYA Magazine's Perfect Tens list in 2009. Non-fiction Fiction (YA series) Bartimaeus Sequence The Amulet of Samarkand was given a starred review by Booklist and Publishers Weekly in 2003, recommended on Texas Lone Star's YA reading list in 2005, and given commendation for Great Graphic Novels for Teens in 2011. Lockwood & Co. The Screaming Staircase has been recommended by Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens (audiobook) and Children and Teens (ten to fourteen) (2014); Texas Lone Star Reading List (2014); Cooperative Children's Book Center (2014); Look! Hoo's Reading (2014), and Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults (2014). The Whispering Skull was selected by the CCBC Choices (2015) and the Junior Library Guild (2015) and was given a starred review by Booklist (2014), Kirkus (2014), and School Library Journal (2014). The Hollow Boy was selected by the CCBC Choices (2016) and the Junior Library Guild (2016) and was given a starred review by Booklist (2015) and School Library Journal (2015). The Creeping Shadow was given a starred review by Booklist (2016) and was selected by the Junior Library Guild as their mystery/adventure novel of 2017. The Empty Grave was given a starred review by Booklist in 2017. The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne Awards and honours Bartimaeus sequence Lockwood & Co. Other works References External links 1970 births Living people British children's writers British fantasy writers Alumni of the University of York People from Bedford People from St Albans English male novelists