Books like The Mystery of the Invisible Thief

I think I'm going to cry. The nostalgia is overwhelming. I was tidying up my bookshelves and came across this series and just had to head over to Goodreads to write a review. The Mystery of the Invisible Thief is the eighth book in The Five Find-outers and Dog series. The story follows the five children and the dog, Buster, as they investigate the robberies that are occuring in their village by a seemingly invisible thief. They are determined to find the culprit before the village policeman, Mr. Goon (oh, I hated him) can. This was the first mystery book, the first Enid Blyton book that I read at the age of seven. And guess what? I still remember the culprit.This book was what made me fall in love with reading. I still remember the day my uncle was visiting and he gifted me the entire set of fifteen hardcover books of The Five Find-outers and Dog series—the colors of the covers were vibrant and extremely appealing to my seven-year-old self. Not knowing anything about the order of the books, I grabbed this one (for no other reason than I liked the color of the cover—it was a pinkish purple) and started to read. I was holed up in my room the entire day, oblivious to the passage of time, transported into the world of Fatty, Daisy, Larry, Pip, Bets and Buster. I read this book in one day and I couldn't wait to read the next. I realised there was an order to be followed and so, slowly, I went through them all. Back then, I would wish that I had a childhood as adventurous as those kids but now that I think about it, thanks to Enid Blyton, I did. What followed was my love for all her books—Secret Seven, Famous Five, Malory Towers, St. Clare's and The Naughtiest Girl. I am indebted to her for igniting the love for reading in me and I'm pretty sure that most of us are. Truly, Enid Blyton, I owe you one.