This is a very nice novel which is first in the series of 'The Five Find Outers and Dog' by Enid Blyton. Enid Blyton has creatively woven the plot into a thriller. In this book, we are introduced to Larry and his sister Daisy, Bets and her brother Pip, and Fatty (Frederick Algernon Trotter) and his dog Buster. Initially,Larry, Daisy, Bets and Pip are not friends with Fatty, but soon get to know each other and become good friends. The plot involves Mr. Hicks Cottage being burnt mysteriously. The village policeman, Mr.Goon is at his wits end and its upto the five to solve the mystery. A must read for all those who love Enid Blyton's works.

This is a very nice novel which is first in the series of 'The Five Find Outers and Dog' by Enid Blyton. Enid Blyton has creatively woven the plot into a thriller. In this book, we are introduced to Larry and his sister Daisy, Bets and her brother Pip, and Fatty (Frederick Algernon Trotter) and his dog Buster. Initially,Larry, Daisy, Bets and Pip are not friends with Fatty, but soon get to know each other and become good friends. The plot involves Mr. Hicks Cottage being burnt mysteriously. The village policeman, Mr.Goon is at his wits end and its upto the five to solve the mystery. A must read for all those who love Enid Blyton's works.

The novel centres on the mystery of who could have set fire to Mr Hick’s cottage. The five children, Larry and Daisy Daykin, Pip and Bets Hilton, and newcomer Frederick Algernon Trottevillemeet at the scene of the fire and end up solving the mystery together. Their suspects include an old tramp, a dismissed servant, a hostile colleague, and the cook. They find certain clues: Broken-down nettles in a ditch, a footprint in a grassy field, jet planes. The children realise that as Mr Hick claims to have been in the london train when the cottage was burnt, but by his own report he saw the planes which flew over the village at the same time, he is contradicting himself. Fatty finds out that the cottage and the burnt papers Mr Hick describes as 'most important' were insured. The children deduce that Mr Hick burnt his own cottage for the insurance money. The book also introduces Inspector Jenks, who turns out to help the children and becomes a good friend of theirs.

"The Mystery of the Burnt Cottage" is Enid Blyton's first book in the mystery series and she has done a great job. In this book, the five findouters and the dog are introduced. The findouters include Larry, Daisy, Pip, Bets and Fatty.Fatty's dog is Buster.On a quiet April night, Mr. Hicks cottage is on fire. Who could have done this? The five findouters and the dog are determined to find this. Will they find the culprit? Their search for the culprit leads them to nowhere, but suddenly the story takes a twist and they are able to find the culprit. Who is the culprit? Read the book to find out and join the findouters in their search !!!

This book tells us about the first meeting of Fatty, Daisy & Larry, Bets & Pip at the time of a fire in their neighbourhood. The five of them call themselves the five find-outers and dog and sincerely aspire to become detectives and are successful in their first time of solving a mystery and fare far better than the village policeman, Mr. Goon. They figure out why and by whom was the cottage burnt down, and whether or not the insurance money should be given, and if it is to be given, then to whom. They are honoured by the Superintendent of the police, Inspector Jenks for solving this confusing mystery with flying colours. They hope to solve many more cases and help the superintendent in his job. It is a thrilling must read!!!!