This is a complete list of mystery & adventure books written by Enid Blyton (with GEMs highlighted).  It includes all the books in the Famous Five, Five Find-Outers and Secret Seven series, as well as other mystery/adventure series, which are also listed in their own sections.  The list below includes links for several associated items which may be available online for each book: (a) Wikipedia page, (b) e-book, and (c) audiobook.  There is also a column called “More info” with links to optional posts on each book.

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Series/Subject Year Book Title GEM! Comments Wiki page E-book Audiobook More info
'Adventure' Series 1944 The Island of Adventure 'Adventure' Series #1
'Adventure' Series 1946 The Castle of Adventure 'Adventure' Series #2
'Adventure' Series 1947 The Valley of Adventure 'Adventure' Series #3
'Adventure' Series 1948 The Sea of Adventure 'Adventure' Series #4
'Adventure' Series 1949 The Mountain of Adventure 'Adventure' Series #5
'Adventure' Series 1950 The Ship of Adventure 'Adventure' Series #6
'Adventure' Series 1952 The Circus of Adventure 'Adventure' Series #7
'Adventure' Series 1955 The River of Adventure 'Adventure' Series #8
'Secret' Series 1938 The Secret Island 'Secret' Series #1
'Secret' Series 1940 The Secret of Spiggy Holes 'Secret' Series #2
'Secret' Series 1941 The Secret Mountain 'Secret' Series #3
'Secret' Series 1943 The Secret of Killimooin (aka The Secret Forest) 'Secret' Series #4
'Secret' Series 1953 The Secret of Moon Castle 'Secret' Series #5
Adventurous Four 1941 The Adventurous Four Adventurous Four Series #1
Adventurous Four 1947 The Adventurous Four Again Adventurous Four Series #2
Barney Mystery 1949 The Rockingdown Mystery gem.png Barney Mystery Series #1
Barney Mystery 1950 The Rilloby Fair Mystery Barney Mystery Series #2
Barney Mystery 1951 The Ring O' Bells Mystery Barney Mystery Series #3
Barney Mystery 1952 The Rubadub Mystery gem.png Barney Mystery Series #4
Barney Mystery 1956 The Rat-a-Tat Mystery Barney Mystery Series #5
Barney Mystery 1959 The Ragamuffin Mystery Barney Mystery Series #6
Famous Five 1942 Five on a Treasure Island gem.png Famous Five Series #1
Famous Five 1943 Five Go Adventuring Again Famous Five Series #2
Famous Five 1944 Five Run Away Together gem.png Famous Five Series #3
Famous Five 1945 Five Go to Smuggler's Top gem.png Famous Five Series #4
Famous Five 1946 Five Go Off in a Caravan Famous Five Series #5
Famous Five 1947 Five on Kirrin Island Again gem.png Famous Five Series #6
Famous Five 1948 Five Go Off to Camp Famous Five Series #7
Famous Five 1949 Five Get Into Trouble Famous Five Series #8
Famous Five 1950 Five Fall Into Adventure Famous Five Series #9 (first appearance of Jo)
Famous Five 1951 Five on a Hike Together Famous Five Series #10
Famous Five 1952 Five Have a Wonderful Time Famous Five Series #11 (with Jo)
Famous Five 1953 Five Go Down to the Sea Famous Five Series #12
Famous Five 1954 Five Go to Mystery Moor Famous Five Series #13
Famous Five 1955 Five Have Plenty of Fun Famous Five Series #14 (with Jo)
Famous Five 1956 Five on a Secret Trail Famous Five Series #15
Famous Five 1957 Five Go to Billycock Hill Famous Five Series #16
Famous Five 1958 Five Get Into a Fix Famous Five Series #17
Famous Five 1960 Five on Finniston Farm Famous Five Series #18
Famous Five 1961 Five Go to Demon's Rocks Famous Five Series #19
Famous Five 1962 Five Have a Mystery to Solve Famous Five Series #20
Famous Five 1963 Five Are Together Again Famous Five Series #21
Famous Five 1995 Five Have a Puzzling Time (& other stories) Famous Five short stories
Five Find-Outers 1943 The Mystery of the Burnt Cottage gem.png Five Find-Outers Series #1
Five Find-Outers 1944 The Mystery of the Disappearing Cat gem.png Five Find-Outers Series #2
Five Find-Outers 1945 The Mystery of the Secret Room Five Find-Outers Series #3
Five Find-Outers 1946 The Mystery of the Spiteful Letters gem.png Five Find-Outers Series #4
Five Find-Outers 1947 The Mystery of the Missing Necklace gem.png Five Find-Outers Series #5
Five Find-Outers 1948 The Mystery of the Hidden House Five Find-Outers Series #6 (first appearance of Ern)
Five Find-Outers 1949 The Mystery of the Pantomime Cat Five Find-Outers Series #7
Five Find-Outers 1950 The Mystery of the Invisible Thief gem.png Five Find-Outers Series #8
Five Find-Outers 1951 The Mystery of the Vanished Prince Five Find-Outers Series #9 (with Ern)
Five Find-Outers 1952 The Mystery of the Strange Bundle Five Find-Outers Series #10
Five Find-Outers 1953 The Mystery of Holly Lane Five Find-Outers Series #11
Five Find-Outers 1954 The Mystery of Tally-Ho Cottage Five Find-Outers Series #12 (with Ern)
Five Find-Outers 1956 The Mystery of the Missing Man Five Find-Outers Series #13
Five Find-Outers 1957 The Mystery of the Strange Messages Five Find-Outers Series #14 (with Ern)
Five Find-Outers 1961 The Mystery of Banshee Towers Five Find-Outers Series #15 (with Ern)
Galliano's Circus 1938 Mr Galliano's Circus 'Circus' Series #1
Galliano's Circus 1939 Hurrah for the Circus 'Circus' Series #2
Galliano's Circus 1942 Circus Days Again 'Circus' Series #3
Secret Seven 1997 The Secret Seven Short Story Collection Early short stories, including the origin of the Secret Seven
Secret Seven 1949 The Secret Seven gem.png Secret Seven Series #1
Secret Seven 1950 Secret Seven Adventure Secret Seven Series #2
Secret Seven 1951 Well Done Secret Seven Secret Seven Series #3
Secret Seven 1952 Secret Seven on the Trail Secret Seven Series #4
Secret Seven 1953 Go Ahead Secret Seven Secret Seven Series #5
Secret Seven 1954 Good Work Secret Seven Secret Seven Series #6
Secret Seven 1955 Secret Seven Win Through Secret Seven Series #7
Secret Seven 1956 Three Cheers Secret Seven Secret Seven Series #8
Secret Seven 1957 Secret Seven Mystery Secret Seven Series #9
Secret Seven 1958 Puzzle for the Secret Seven Secret Seven Series #10
Secret Seven 1959 Secret Seven Fireworks Secret Seven Series #11
Secret Seven 1960 Good Old Secret Seven Secret Seven Series #12
Secret Seven 1961 Shock for the Secret Seven Secret Seven Series #13
Secret Seven 1962 Look Out Secret Seven Secret Seven Series #14
Secret Seven 1963 Fun for the Secret Seven Secret Seven Series #15
Standalone Novel 1940 The Treasure Hunters
Standalone Novel 1944 The Boy Next Door
Standalone Novel 1948 Come to the Circus!
Standalone Novel 1960 Adventure of the Strange Ruby
Standalone Novel 1961 The Mystery That Never Was
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