Five Go to Smuggler's Top by Enid Blyton

One night, the boys spot a light flashing in the house's tower. Mr Lenoir hates dogs, so George's dog Timmy is hidden in a secret passage. Lenoir's stepson) and his half-sister Marybelle. The children are welcomed by Pierre 'Sooty' Lenoir (Julian's and Dick's schoolmate and Mr. Smuggler's Top is a queer house at the summit of an old hilltop coastal town, partly surrounded by dangerous marsh. Lenoir, a fellow-scientist of George's father, Uncle Quentin.

After a tree falls on the house, the four children are sent to Smuggler's Top, the home of Mr. Siblings Julian, Dick and Anne are spending the Easter school holidays with their cousin George at her parents’ house, Kirrin Cottage. As the possibility of smugglers still present at Castaway Hill increases, the Famous Five must find both Sooty and Uncle Quentin who suddenly disappear.Five Go to Smuggler's Top is the fourth book in the Famous Five series by the British author Enid Blyton. As the Famous Five learn about the marsh and fog that surrounds Castaway Hill, they also learn about the numerous secret doors and the network of passageways inside the hill that was used by smugglers once upon a time. There they meet Mr Lenoir's stepson Sooty Lenoir, who also happens to be a friend of Julian and Dick. Soon the Famous Five are at Castaway Hill where Smuggler's Top, Mr Lenoir's house is situated. Initially George refuses as she can't take Timmy along with her but agrees later on after having hatched a plan to smuggle Timmy into Mr Lenoir's house. Mr Lenoir, one of uncle Quentin's acquaintances invites them along to stay at his house till Kirrin Cottage is repaired. All is well until the big ash tree in the garden falls down and destroys the top floor of Kirrin Cottage. Julian, Dick and Anne are once again at Kirrin Cottage with George and her parents, their uncle Quentin and aunt Fanny. The trio often visit George at Kirrin Cottage and set out together on many adventures often. Julian, Dick and Anne are brothers and sister while Georgina is their tomboy cousin, who insists that everyone calls her as George. The Famous Five consists of Julian, Dick, Anne, George and George's pet dog Timothy. Five Go To Smuggler's Top: 4 (The Famous Five Series) is the fourth installment in Enid Blyton's most popular Famous Five series.

Five Go to Smuggler's Top by Enid Blyton