117 pages
English language
Published 2013 by Hodder Children's Books.
The Secret Seven are Peter and his sister Janet, Jack, Colin, George, Pam and Barbara. They meet every holiday in the shed at the bottom of Peter and Janet's garden - and solve mysteries, and eat lots of delicious food. But no one can enter the shed without whispering the secret password! There are 15 Secret Seven novels, and a collection of short stories. When a sinister-looking man gets George into trouble with the police, the Secret Seven are outraged. Spying on him, the gang are certain he's bad news. But what exactly is he up to? They need to investigate, and solve the mystery once and for all. Each book features rarely seen bonus Blyton: extra stories, a quiz, additional artwork and insights into Blyton's life and writing process.
This wasn't quite as good as 7 year old me thought - and rose-tinted memories are joined with the knowledge that her work centered on white, Anglo, cis-het characters, almost entirely horribly middle-class, and also with the realisation that she wasn't, actually, all that good at this writing lark. I'm still going to finish the series, but only for old times sake.
