The Mystery of Holly Lane
The Mystery of Holly Lane is a 1953 mystery novel by English author, Enid Blyton and the eleventh book in Enid Blyton's Mystery Series featuring the Five Find-Outers.
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| Author | Enid Blyton |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Treyer Evans |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Series | The Five Find-Outers |
| Genre | Children's novel |
| Publisher | Methuen |
Publication date | 1953 |
| Preceded by | The Mystery of the Strange Bundle |
| Followed by | The Mystery of Tally-Ho Cottage |
Plot summary
The Five Find Outers - Fatty, Larry, Daisy, Pip and Bets - are together again in the school holidays. Bored without a mystery, they decide to practise disguising themselves and shadowing people. Larry dresses up as a window cleaner, and unexpectedly the five children come across a robbery at a house in Holly Lane, the windows of which Larry has cleaned. The house belongs to a blind old man, who has apparently hidden his savings somewhere in the furniture. When the man reports the money stolen, the Find Outers initially believe it to be a simple robbery, but then in the middle of the night, all the old man's furniture is mysteriously spirited away as well.
The suspects include Wilfrid, the old man's grandson, and his cousin Marian. When Marian herself disappears, suspicion falls firmly on her and bumbling village policeman Mr Goon is convinced she is the thief - but Fatty thinks differently. Will Fatty solve this mystery?
Characters
The Five Find-Outers and Dog:
- Fatty (Frederick Algernon Trotteville)
- Larry (Lawrence Daykin)
- Daisy (Margaret Daykin)
- Pip (Philip Hilton)
- Bets (Elizabeth Hilton)
- Buster - Scottie (Fatty's dog)
Other characters:
- Marian - the blind old man's granddaughter
- Mr Goon - the village policeman
- Mr Henri - a Frenchman who is staying next door to the house in Holly Lane
- Victim - blind old man
- Wilfred - nephew of the victim
- Superintendent Jenks - a friend of the Five Find-Outers
Chapters
The book contains 22 Chapters.
- OFF TO MEET FATTY
- A LITTLE BIT OF HELP
- IT'S NICE TO BE TOGETHER AGAIN
- A FEW LITTLE PLANS
- FATTY ENJOYS HIMSELF
- A FEW REPORTS
- WHERE IS BUSTER?
- MR GOON GETS A SHOCK
- THE OLD MAN IN THE BUNGALOW
- GOON TAKES CHARGE
- TEA AT PIP'S
- STRANGE HAPPENINGS
- SUSPECTS-AND CLUES
- FATTY TELLS QUITE A STORY
- FATTY GETS GOING
- MOSTLY ABOUT WINDOW-CLEANERS
- A TALK IN THE ICE-CREAM SHOP
- A CHAT WITH WILFRID-AND A SURPRISE
- AN EXTRAORDINARY FIND
- NIGHT ADVENTURE
- MARIAN
- QUITE A PANTOMIME