The Mystery of the Pantomime Cat facts for kids

First edition (publ. Methuen)
Illustrated by Joseph Abbey

,The Mystery of the Pantomime Cat, published 1949, is the seventh novel in the Five Find-Outers'Or mystery' series written by Enid Blyton.

Plot

A theatre safe is rifled - and the main suspect is the Pantomime Cat. Or is it 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 and Dog
• Larry - The former chief of the Five Find-Outers and Dog
• Pip - A member of the Five Find-Outers and Dog
• Bets - The youngest member of the Five Find-Outers and Dog
• Daisy - A member of the Five Find-Outers and Dog
• 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