The New Famous Five: Five and the Forgotten Treasure: Book 1 (Paperback)

Can the new Famous Five catch the thief and find theforgotten treasure before it’s too late? Join the original Famous Five and anew group of children in this exciting new adventure by bestselling authorChris Smith, inspired by Enid Blyton.

When Fran, Tom, Maddy and Gilbert the dog stay with Professor George Kirrin forthe holidays, they soon find themselves caught up in a robbery of a top-secrettreasure map. Professor George will have to tell them about an old case of theFamous Five if they’re ever going to catch the thief and rescue the forgottentreasure…

The Famous Fiveby Enid Blyton was one of Chris Smith’s favouriteseries as a child. Now, this bestselling author weaves the action, adventureand danger of this thrilling and exciting world into a brand-new story, perfectfor every generation of readers. Join the adventure!

About the Author

Chris Smithis a bestselling author and thejoint recipient of the 2024 Ruth Rendell award for his work promoting literacyand campaigning for school libraries. Chris created theKid Normalserieswith his friend Greg James and recently the pair publishedThe TwitsNext Doorwhich became an instant bestseller. Chris is also a soloauthor and has published two fantasy adventures set in his fictional kingdom ofParallelia includingFrankie Best Hates Quests.

Before he was an author Chris worked as a newsreader and presenter on radiostations including Xfm and BBC Radio 1. His most famous news bulletin isprobably the one sampled by George Michael in 1998 and used on hisinternational hitOutside. Chris lives in London with his wifeJenny, their son Lucas and Mabel the cat.