Author: Enid Blyton
Genre: Children's book, Mystery
Original publisher: Methuen
Date first published: 1956
Date first read:
Main character(s): The Five Find-Outers, including Frederick Algernon "Fatty" Trotteville (the leader of the group; dt: Dietrich "Dicki" Ingbert Carl Kronstein), Laurence "Larry" Daykin (the oldest of the five and Daisy's brother; dt: Rudolf "Rolf" Tagert), Margaret "Daisy" Daykin (Larry's sister; dt: Regine "Gina" Tagert), Philip "Pip" Hilton (Bets's big brother; dt: Philipp "Flipp" Hillmann), Elizabeth "Bets" Hilton (Pip's little sister, who is 4 years younger than her brother and hence the youngest of the gang; Elisabeth "Betti" Hillmann), Theophilus Goon (the village policeman, who dislikes the Five; dt: Herr Grimm), Chief Inspector Jenks (head of the local police department, friend of the Five; dt: Inspektor Jenks), Buster (Fatty's scotch terrier; dt: Purzel)
Favorite quote: N/A
Synopsis: *SOME SPOILERS*
The Five-Find Outers - Fatty, Larry, Daisy, Pip, and Bets - and their dog Buster are amateur sleuths in the village of Peterswood based. Together they wind up discovering a new mystery every school vacation, solving it usually long before thee village policeman, Mr. Goon, much to his annoyance. It is no surprise then, that he is less than favorably disposed towards the children, but he has little choice, since Chief Inspector Jenks, his boss, very much likes the kids and their ability to crack even the trickiest of mysteries.
This time, the Five Find-Outers have to deal with not just an escaped convict, but also with with a Beetle Conference, especially Fatty whose family is hosting one of the attendees and their daughter Eunice whom he doesn't particularly like. Of course a conference in town with many strangers is the perfect place for an escapee to hide, which is why the Find-Outers must help out.
Review:
As noted in the previous review the Five Found-Outers series from Enid Blyton is just one of the many mystery series that she created. This was the second story in an omnibus edition, and I remember enjoying it just as much. However, as also noted before that Blyton's record is not perfect; do take this review with a grain of salt if giving the books to children: it may be worth it reading the books oneself first to figure out whether one likes the messages contained therein.
Prequels: The Mystery of the Burnt Cottage; The Mystery of the Disappearing Cat; The Mystery of the Secret Room; The Mystery of the Spiteful Letters; The Mystery of the Missing Necklace; The Mystery of the Hidden House; The Mystery of the Pantomime Cat; The Mystery of the Invisible Thief; The Mystery of the Vanished Prince; The Mystery of the Strange Bundle; The Mystery of Holly Lane; The Mystery of Tally-Ho Cottage
Sequels: The Mystery of the Strange Messages; The Mystery of Banshee Towers
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