I think by the time Blyton got to this final and sixth of her "R" or "Barney" mysteries she was phoning in the plots. It's an enjoyable read but once again there's a family crisis, a beachside holiday, Snubby's hi-jinks, secret passages, mysterious noises, mysterious criminals and annoyingly cliched locals (in this case the Welsh who are very badly portrayed). There's less sense of place than in the earlier books, however it's still a pleasant, escapist read. Interestingly the series is continued in German with a translation of a stand-alone Blyton from another series and an original work in that language! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Barney_Mysteries ( )

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Another Enid Blyton adventure book. ( )