Books with title The Mystery Of The Burnt Cottage

Enid Blyton - Mystery 01 - Mystery Of The Burnt CottageMystery 01- Mystery of the Burnt Cottage - Blyton, Enid.The Five Find-Outers and Buster the Dog.The Burning Cottage.It was at half-past nine on a dark April night that all the excitement began.The village of Peterswood was perfectly quiet and peaceful, except for a dogbarking somewhere. Then suddenly, to the west of the village, a great lightflared up.Larry Daykin was just getting into bed when he saw it. He had pulled back hiscurtains so that the daylight would wake him, and he suddenly saw the flare tothe west."Golly! What's that!" he said. He called to his sister. "Daisy! I say, comehere and look. There's a funny flare-up down in the village somewhere."His sister came into the bedroom in her nightdress. She looked out of thewindow."It's a fire!" she said. "It looks pretty big, doesn't it? I wonder what itis. Do you think it's some one's house on fire?""We'd better go and see," said Larry, excited. "Let's get dressed again. Mummyand Daddy are out, so they won't know anything about the fire. Come on,hurry."Larry and Daisy dressed quickly, and then ran down the stairs and out into thedark garden. As they went down the lane they passed another house, and heardthe sound of hurrying footsteps coming down the drive there."It's Pip, I bet," said Larry, and shone his torch up the drive. The lightpicked out a boy about his own age, and with him a small girl of about eight."Hallo, Bets! You coming too?" called Daisy, surprised. "I should have thoughtyou'd have been asleep.""Larry!" called Pip. "It's a fire, isn't it? Whose house is burning, do youthink? Will they send for the fire-engine?""The house will be burnt down before the firemen comeall the way from the next village!" said Larry. "Come on - it looks as if it'sdown Haycock Lane."They all ran on together. Some of the villagers had seen" the glare too, andwere running down the lane as well. It was exciting."It's Mr. Hick's house," said a man. "Sure as anything it's his house."They all poured down to the end of the lane. The glare became higher andbrighter."It's not the house!" cried Larry. "It's the cottage he works in, in thegarden - his workroom. Golly, there won't be much left of it!"There certainly wouldn't. The place was old, half-timbered and thatched, andthe dry straw of the roof was blazing strongly.Mr. Goon, the village policeman, was there, directing men to throw water

The Find-Outers is a brilliant mystery series from best-selling author Enid Blyton, perfect for fans of The Secret Seven. Someone has set fire to Mr Hick's cottage, but who could it be? Fatty, Larry, Daisy, Pip, Bets and Buster the dog have their very first case to solve. But it's not easy being detectives with policeman Mr Goon telling them to "clear orf". The Find-Outers are determined - they have to solve the mystery before Mr Goon does! In the original 1943 text, Fatty's nickname is based on the fact that his initials are F.A.T. as well as his size. All references to his size have been removed from this recording (based on the text from 2016) so that Fatty's nickname refers to his initials only. Enid Blyton and Enid Blyton's signature are registered trade marks of Hodder & Stoughton Limited. No trade mark or copyrighted material may be reproduced without the express written permission of the trade mark and copyright owner.

The Find-Outers is a brilliant mystery series from bestselling author Enid Blyton, perfect for fans of The Secret Seven. Someone has set fire to Mr Hick's cottage, but who could it be? Fatty, Larry, Daisy, Pip, Bets and Buster the dog have their very first case to solve. But it's not easy being detectives with policeman Mr Goon telling them to "clear orf". The Find-Outers are determined - they have to solve the mystery before Mr Goon does!First published in 1943, this edition is unillustrated.

Enid Blyton's works are well known, respected and have been enjoyed by millions of children and adults for many, many years. This collection is the Mystery Series, consisting of 15 books: The Mystery of: the Burnt Cottage / Disappearing Cat / Secret Room / Spiteful Letters / Missing Necklace / Hidden House / Pantomime Cat / Invisible Thief / Vanished Prince / Strange Bundle / Holly Lane / Tally Ho Cottage / Missing Man / Strange Messages / Banshee Towers

Classic Crime from the Golden Age. Margery Allingham is J.K. Rowling's favourite Golden Age author. Eric Crowther collected secrets and used them as weapons. Delighting in nothing more than torturing those around him with what he knew, there is no shortage of suspects when he is found dead in the White Cottage. Chief Inspector Challenor and his son Jerry will have to look deep into everyone's past – including the victim's – before they can be sure who has pulled the trigger. The fact that Jerry is in love with one of the suspects, however, might complicate things. The White Cottage Mystery was Margery Allingham's first detective story, originally written as a serial for the Daily Express in 1927 and published as a book a year later. With a country house, blackmail and murder, The White Cottage Mystery is a classic of the Golden Age of detective fiction.

Enid Blyton - Mystery 12 - Mystery of TallyHo CottageAT PETERSWOOD STATIONOne afternoon four children and a dog walked into the little railway station at Peterswood. The dog ranabout happily, his tail wagging all the time.‘Better put Buster on the lead,’ said Pip. ‘We’re early, and two or three trains may come through. Here,Buster - come to heel, old boy!’The little Scottie trotted up, his tail wagging nineteen to the dozen. He gave a few short barks.‘Yes, I know you’re longing to see Fatty,’ said Pip, bending over him to clip on his lead. ‘So are we all!Hey, keep still!’‘Hang on to him - here comes a train!’ said Larry. ‘It’s going right through.’Buster stood his ground bravely until the train gave a piercing whistle as it tore through the station - thenhe tried to scuttle under a wooden seat and dragged Pip after him. He sat down with his back to the trainand trembled. That awful whistle!‘It made me jump!’ said Bets. ‘Cheer up, Buster - Fatty will soon be here. We’ve loved having youwhile Fatty’s been away, and you’ve been Very Very Good!’‘Even Mother likes you!’ said Pip, patting him. ‘Though she didn’t a bit want us to keep you while Fattywas inSwitzerland !’‘I can’t think WHY Fatty had to go off toSwitzerland for a whole fortnight, and be away all Christmastime,’ complained....