The Mystery of the Missing Necklace — is a book in the series of Five Find-Outers and Dog

The Five Find-Outers

The Five Find-Outers and Dog , also known as the Enid Blyton Mystery Series, is a series of children's mystery books written by Enid Blyton and first published between 1943 and 1961...

 by Enid Blyton

Enid Blyton

Enid Blyton was an English children's writer also known as Mary Pollock.Noted for numerous series of books based on recurring characters and designed for different age groups,her books have enjoyed huge success in many parts of the world, and have sold over 600 million copies.One of Blyton's most...

Plot

Together again in the summer holidays, the Five Find Outers are finding the hot summer rather dull - until they learn that Peterswood is apparently the headquarters of a gang of poachers who are carrying out burglaries outside of the village. It appears that the gang may be passing messages to each other in Peterswood. Fatty's voice has broken, and this allows him to use a wide range of new adult disguises. Fatty tries out various new disguises including that of an old candy selling woman, and finally disguising himself as an old tramp who spends his afternoons sitting on a bench in the middle of the village. The old man's wife dies. The children discover that the old man's wife was being used by the gang to pass on messages. The children learn that the gang plan to meet at the Town hall, to discuss their next robbery. Fatty disguises himself as a tramp so that he can listen in on the gang's meeting. Mr Goon, however, has the same idea and disguises himself as a lawyer. Unfortunately, during the gang meeting, Mr.Goon sneezes, giving the game away - but Fatty is caught instead. The gang tie Fatty up and lock him in a cupboard before leaving to carry out their latest jewellery robbery. Mr. Goon leaves Fatty locked in the cupboard to teach him a lesson, but luckily Larry returns to the Town hall and frees him. The children believe that Mr Goon has solved the mystery before them, as the jewel thieves are arrested. However, a pearl necklace they stole is missing. The grand mystery has a grand ending, then.