2007-07-11 First class mystery.......

Definitely one of the better of the series.
I like these "Mystery of" books as the plots vary considerably. Fatty and co. lay false clues to mislead the rather sweet Constable Pippin and in doing so put him on the spot of a proper robbery. I confess I suspected the wrong character of being the villain. Good for Ms Blyton, after all it is supposed to be a children's book. As her story goes there is a maturity and intelligence about Fatty that is far superior to those of the Famous Five and does not insult the adult reader, because strangely enough, most Blytons are read by adults. I have done it all my life.
Constable Goon is as revolting as ever and one wonders why the police tolerate him. The Inspector is the biggest idiot of the series and one can only assume he reached his high position by marrying the Chief Constable's daughter or something like that. He is totally unrealistic. And I do not like how he takes Bets on his lap!!! Definitely not PC for a high ranking police officer.
This is a thoroughly enjoyable and mature book which will have older children delighted.