The Mystery of the Pantomime Cat
Novel by Enid Blyton
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Author | Enid Blyton |
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Illustrator | Joseph Abbey |
Language | English |
Series | The Five Find-Outers |
Genre | Children's novel |
Publisher | Methuen |
Publication date | 1949 |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
Preceded by | The Mystery of the Hidden House |
Followed by | The Mystery of the Invisible Thief |
The Mystery of the Pantomime Cat, published 1949, is the seventh novel in the Five Find-Outers children's mystery series written by Enid Blyton.
Plot
A theatre safe is rifled — and the main suspect is Boysie the Pantomime Cat and his friend Zoe. The five find-outers and dog are on the track with the help of PC Pippin, who is standing in for Mr Goon. Despite all the false clues the Find-Outers have planted to throw the police off the scent, they finally discover the perpetrator.
Characters
- Fatty - The chief of the Five Find-Outers
- Larry - The former chief of the Five Find-Outers
- Pip - A member of the Five Find-Outers
- Bets - The youngest member of the Five Find-Outers
- Daisy - A member of the Five Find-Outers
- Buster - A black scottie dog owned by Fatty
- PC Pippin - A policeman who replaced Mr. Goon
- Mr. Goon - The local policeman
- Boysie Summers - The pantomime cat in the Dick Whittington skit
- Zoe Markham - Dick Whittington in the Dick Whittington skit
- Alec Grant - Dick's mother in the Dick's Whittington skit
- John James - The king in the Dick Whittington skit
- William Orr - The captain of Dick's ship in the Dick Whittington skit
- Peter Watting - Dick's master in the Dick Whittington skit
- Lucy White - Margot, who is Dick Whittington's sweetheart in the Dick Whittington skit
- Theatre Manager - The manager of the theatre where the skit is played
External links
- Enid Blyton Society page
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Five Find-Outers by Enid Blyton
- The Mystery of the Burnt Cottage (1943)
- The Mystery of the Disappearing Cat (1944)
- The Mystery of the Secret Room (1945)
- The Mystery of the Spiteful Letters (1946)
- The Mystery of the Missing Necklace (1947)
- The Mystery of the Hidden House (1948)
- The Mystery of the Pantomime Cat (1949)
- The Mystery of the Invisible Thief (1950)
- The Mystery of the Vanished Prince (1951)
- The Mystery of the Strange Bundle (1952)
- The Mystery of Holly Lane (1953)
- The Mystery of Tally-Ho Cottage (1954)
- The Mystery of the Missing Man (1956)
- The Mystery of the Strange Messages (1957)
- The Mystery of Banshee Towers (1961)
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