Secret Seven Mystery vs The Mystery of the Strange Messages: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Secret Seven Mystery Secret Seven Mystery Enid Blyton · 1957 ★★★★☆ 3.9 121 pages · ≈ 2 h 14 m · Light

Usually, the grown-ups in the Secret Seven series play a regulatory role, and, at times, even forbid the children from getting involved in mysteries. However, it is Peter's and Janet's father who drops this mystery in…

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Cover of The Mystery of the Strange Messages The Mystery of the Strange Messages Enid Blyton · 1969 ★★★★☆ 4.1 160 pages · ≈ 2 h 58 m · Light

Mr. Goon, the policeman, can't understand it. Messages keep coming to him, popping up all over the place. But who is sending them? He thinks it is Fatty, playing tricks on him but this is the first the Five Find-Outers…

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Secret Seven MysteryThe Mystery of the Strange Messages
Goodreads 3.9 (3880) 4.2 (2754)
Hardcover 3.9 (8) 4.3 (3)

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Secret Seven MysteryThe Mystery of the Strange Messages
Ratings 3880 2754
Editions 25 20
Film adaptations — 1
Want to read 1437 717
Reading it now 69 76
Written reviews 115 68
Wikipedia attention — 134
Pages 121 160

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