Book 1

Meet Mickey, Shaz, Jillo, Titch and Raider (the dog), better known as The Outfit. In their first adventure, they hear strange noises coming from creepy Sycamore Thicket. Can it be the ghosts who are supposed to haunt Weeping Wood? It's up to The Outfit to discover the truth.

Kidnap at Denton Farm

by Robert Swindells

Published 16 June 1994
Farmer Denton's pleased with his new wind turbine. But someone hates it so much that he kidnaps Jillo - and tells her father he'll never set her free until the turbine goes. Now The Outfit are facing real danger. Will they ever be all together again?



Peril in the Mist

by Robert Swindells

Published 17 October 1997


Shaz tried to jerk himself free. He felt as though he was going to be sick as he was pushed and dragged towards the gateway. A second later he was inside. Givenham Keep closed its steel jaws behind him, and swallowed. Someone's bought Givenham Keep - and surrounded it with vicious dogs, ugly steel gates and barbed wire. The new owner must have something to hide. The Outfit are warned to stay away. But when there's a mystery to be solved, The Outfit aren't afraid of danger. The Outfit series launches with four titles in July: The Secret of Weeping Wood, We Didn't Mean To, Honest, Kidnap at Denton Farm, and The Ghosts of Givenham Keep.

We Didn't Mean to, Honest!

by Robert Swindells

Published 12 November 1993
Froglet Pond is under attack, and The Outfit are furious. It's not just them that will suffer if the pond's filled in - what about all the wildlife that lives there? It's up to The Outfit to stop the plans and save the pond - by fair means or foul...

We Didn't Mean To!

by Robert Swindells

Published 1 August 2021