The Mystery of the Pantomime Cat

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

Plot
A theatre safe is rifled — and the main suspect is Boysie the Pantomime Cat and 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
 * Larry - The former chief of the Five Find-Outers
 * Pip - A member of the Five Find-Outers
 * Bets - The youngest member of the Five Find-Outers
 * Daisy - A member of the Five Find-Outers
 * 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