Reading order
The Five Find-Outers reading order
- The Mystery of the Burnt Cottage1943
- The Mystery of the Disappearing Cat1944
- The Mystery of Holly Lane1953
- The Mystery of the Missing Man1956
- The Mystery of the Strange Messages1957
- The Mystery of Banshee Towers1961
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15- 6 volumes
- Volumes
- 1943–1961
- Published
- about 20 h
- Reading time
- Completed
- Status
Quick answer
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Publication order
6 volumes1943–1961Completed
Volume numbering in the sources is incomplete — the order below follows publication years.
- Fifteen mysteries (1943–1961), each self-contained — the order does not matter; the classic entry is The Mystery of the Burnt Cottage (1943).
- Wikidata knows only part of the run, so the list below is incomplete.
A plan for the whole series
6 volumes, 1,073 pages, about 20 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 4 weeks.
Stages
This series fits in one stage. You finish around November 24, 2026.
- The end of the series
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How this plan is calculated
The plan comes from the pages and ratings of each volume: we split the series into stages of about three weeks’ reading, size each break to the stage before it, and read the chance of finishing from how many readers rate the last volume compared with the first. How we work out the plan →
Every volume in order
No volume in this series has enough ratings to enter a ranking yet, so the list carries no scores — the order and the volumes are still complete.
Order checked by hand · Order and years: Wikidata (CC0). Spotted an error? Tell us. · Data updated October 29, 2026
Frequently asked questions
Which The Five Find-Outers book is the longest?
“The Mystery of the Strange Messages” is the longest at 192 pages; the shortest is “The Mystery of the Burnt Cottage” with 166 pages.
What should I read after The Five Find-Outers?
Other series by Enid Blyton: The Adventure Series, The Famous Five, Malory Towers.
