Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timmy the dog find excitement and adventure wherever they go in Enid Blyton's most popular series.

In book fourteen, George is not pleased when Berta, a spoilt American girl, turns up at Kirrin Cottage in the dead of night. But George hasn't got time to be jealous, Berta is in hiding from kidnappers.

The Famous Five are the only ones who can protect her - but will they take on dangerous criminals to help out a stranger?

The text in this edition has been sensitively edited for today's reader and is unillustrated.