Secret Seven on the Trail
          The fourth book, Secret Seven on the Trail, is the first Secret Seven book I read, and one of my favourites. I remember lending it from the library as a child, but now I have my own copy, a 1956 edition, complete with a dust jacket in very good condition. The atmosphere created by the fog lends a sinister feeling to the whole story that draws the reader in. At the first meeting the same old scene is repeated. I never tire of it, and nor does Enid it seems! Peter flung open the door and scowled.

Go Ahead, Secret Seven
          The fifth book, Go ahead Secret Seven opens with a bang when Susie cheekily bumps into Peter and almost knocks him over. Once again she has found their password out and wants to join their society. She asks a question that has been asked in the Enid Blyton Society forums: "Why don’t you let me belong?" And the answer is that they don’t want her! They have to limit themselves to seven members of course anyway.

Good Work, Secret Seven
          The sixth book, Good Work Secret Seven starts off with Susie taunting Jack. She has switched tactics now though, and says that she doesn’t want to belong to the Secret Seven. If she wants to belong to a secret society she can always start one of her own like she did before. She knows the password again as well, and at the next meeting she boldly knocks on the door and says the password and walks in! She has various ways and means of getting the password. This time it turns out that Jack talks in his sleep and she overheard him say the password. However, knowing the password doesn’t make one a member and gate crashing is a punishable offence, so Susie has to sit in the corner and watch the others feast and discuss non-important things. She demands to be set free but Peter will only let her go if she promises not to trick them again or upset their meetings. What a spoilsport he is. Susie is an honourable girl and will not make promises she doesn’t mean to keep, so she has to stay.