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The Five Find-Outers books in order

Enid Blyton

The Five Find-Outers is a series of 6 books by Enid Blyton: 1,067 pages, about 20 hours of reading. Shown in publication order; no numbering is on record.

6
books
1,067
pages
20 hours
to read them all
40 days
at 30 minutes a day
The Mystery of the Burnt Cottage 1943 3.0 h The Mystery of the Disappearing Cat 1944 3.1 h The Mystery of Holly Lane 1953 3.3 h The Mystery of the Missing Man 1956 3.3 h The Mystery of the Strange Messages 1957 3.5 h The Mystery of Banshee Towers 1961 3.4 h

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The books

  1. The Mystery of the Burnt Cottage 1943 3.0 h

    Fatty, Larry, Daisy, Pep, Bets and Buster the dog turn detectives when a mysterious fire destroys a thatched cottage in Mr. Hick's garden in their village.

  2. The Mystery of the Disappearing Cat 1944 3.1 h

    Lady Candling lives next door to Pip and Bets, and owns some very expensive cats.

  3. The Mystery of Holly Lane 1953 3.3 h

    Who stole the money that the old man in Holly Lane had so carefully hidden in his cottage, and where is it now?

  4. The Mystery of the Missing Man 1956 3.3 h

    The five Find-Outers think they are in for a boring time in the village -- that is until a convict escapes and a mystery that needs solving presents itself, thanks to a travelling…

  5. The Mystery of the Strange Messages 1957 3.5 h

    Mr. Goon, the policeman, can't understand it.

  6. The Mystery of Banshee Towers 1961 3.4 h

    Three stories in one book, about the Five Find-Outers.

How much is left

After The Mystery of the Burnt Cottage about 17 hours left
After The Mystery of the Disappearing Cat about 14 hours left
After The Mystery of Holly Lane about 10 hours left
After The Mystery of the Missing Man about 7 hours left
After The Mystery of the Strange Messages about 3 hours left

Reading the whole series

About 19 hours 34 minutes

All 6 books, 1,067 pages. Estimated at 250 words a minute.

40 days (about 6 weeks) at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.