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The Five Find-outersThe Five Find-Outers and Dog is a series of children's mystery books written by Enid Blyton set in the fictitious village of Peterswood, close to Marlow,_Buckinghamshire. The "Find-Outers and Dog" are composed of: - Fatty (Frederick Algernon Trotteville), the leader of the five: clever at disguises, recites verses of poems from memory; friend of Inspector (later Chief Inspector, then Superintendent) Jenks; an only child and never short of money
- Larry (Lawrence Daykin, the eldest of the five)
- Daisy (Margaret Daykin), Larry's younger sister.
- Pip (Philip Hilton)
- Bets (Elizabeth Hilton), Pip's young sister. Youngest of the Five Find-Outers but "sweetly clever" as Fatty calls her. She adores Fatty
- Buster, Fatty's Scottish Terrier. He thinks the world of Fatty and his favourite pastime is to nip at Mr Goon's ankles
Other recurring characters are: - Theophilus Goon, or Mr Goon as he is known, the local bobby, who is outwitted by the five children in every story. To chase them away he often tells them to "clear orf" (instead of clear off) so the Five Find-Outers have given him a nick name "Clear-orf".
- Ern Goon (short for Ernest), Mr. Goon's nephew. Ern is introduced in the book Mystery of the Hidden House. A great admirer of Fatty, he has two twin brothers, Sid and Perce. Perce has a fondness for toffee, so much so that he has trouble speaking or being understood.
Pip's mother and father are very 'strict and correct'; they even forbid Pip and Bets from trying to solve mysteries in one book. The mysteries all happen during school holidays, as the children are away at boarding school during term time. The 15 books in the series are: - Mystery of the Burnt Cottage (1943)
- Mystery of the Disappearing Cat (1944)
- Mystery of the Secret Room (1945)
- Mystery of the Spiteful Letters (1946)
- Mystery of the Missing Necklace (1947)
- Mystery of the Hidden House (1948)
- Mystery of the Pantomime Cat (1949)
- Mystery of the Invisible Thief (1950)
- Mystery of the Vanished Prince (1951)
- Mystery of the Strange Bundle (1952)
- Mystery of Holly Lane (1953)
- Mystery of Tally-Ho Cottage (1954)
- Mystery of the Missing Man (1956)
- Mystery of the Strange Messages (1957)
- Mystery of Banshee Towers (1961)
External links Five Find-Outers Five Find-Outers
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