''The Mystery of the Spiteful Letters'' was one of the novels in
Enid Blyton
Enid Mary Blyton (11 August 1897 – 28 November 1968) was an English children's writer, whose books have been worldwide bestsellers since the 1930s, selling more than 600 million copies. Her books are still enormously popular and have be ...
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The Five Find-Outers
''The Five Find-Outers and Dog'', also known as ''The Five Find-Outers'', is a series of children's mystery books written by Enid Blyton. The first was published in 1943 and the last in 1961. Set in the fictitious village of Peterswood based o ...
'' series, and the fourth book overall in ''The Five Find-Outers'' series, published in 1946 by
Methuen and illustrated by Joseph Abbey.
Plot introduction
The Five Find-Outers - Fatty, Larry, Daisy, Pip and Bets, and their
Scottie dog, Buster, are shocked when someone starts sending anonymous
spiteful letters to several people in their village of Peterswood. Pip and Bets are involved when their young maid Gladys receives one of the letters, which reveals a secret - her parents are in prison for theft and she has lived in a girls home. Frightened and distraught, Gladys leaves her job. The children decide that they must discover who is sending the letters. They make a list of suspects - could the letter writer be Mr. Nosey a busybody or Miss Tittle a lover of gossip - or someone else? Their arch-enemy, village policeman Mr Goon is also on the case, and the children must hurry to solve the mystery before he does.
External links
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Enid Blyton Society page
1946 British novels
Novels by Enid Blyton
Methuen Publishing books
1946 children's books
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