The Barney Mysteries facts for kids

The Barney Mysteries were a series of six children's books written by British author Enid Blyton. They are also sometimes known as the "R" mysteries, because each title involves a word beginning with "R".

Books

• The Rockingdown Mystery (1949)
• The Rilloby Fair Mystery (1950)
• The Ring O' Bells Mystery (1951)
• The Rubadub Mystery (1951)
• The Rat-a-Tat Mystery (1952)
• The Ragamuffin Mystery (1959)

Each of the Mysteries begins with the letter "R" as one of the characters disingenuously points out towards the end of the series.

Additional German volumes

In German, the Barney mysteries are known as the "Rätsel um...-Serie", or "Riddle of... series". In addition to translations of the six English titles, there are two additional volumes:

• Rätsel um den tiefen Keller ("Riddle of the Deep Cellar"). This is a translation of the one-off book, The Mystery That Never Was
• Rätsel um die Falschmünzer ("Riddle of the Counterfeiters"). This "translation" was in fact an original work by Brigitte Blobel, published by C. Bertelsmann Verlag in 1977 []. It had not been authorised by Darrell Waters Limited, and so was soon taken out of print.

See also

In Spanish: Serie Misterios de Barney "R" para niños