The Mystery of the Pantomime Cat

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The Mystery of the Pantomime Cat
First edition cover
Author	Enid Blyton
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

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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