The Five Find-Outers

The Five Find-Outers and Dog is a series of children's mystery books written by Enid Blyton set in the fictitious village of Peterswood.

The "Finder-Outers" are composed of:

• Fatty (Frederick Algernon Trotville), the leader of the five
• Larry (Lawrence Daykin)
• Daisy (Margaret Daykin), Larry's younger sister.
• Pip (Philip Hilton)
• Bets (Elizabeth Hilton), Pip's young sister
• Buster, Fatty's Scottish Terrier.

A recurring character in the series is Mr Goon, the local policeman, who is outwitted by the five children in each story.

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)