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Little Miss Marple: A Surprise is Announced

Name: Little Miss Marple: A Surprise is Announced
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SKU: 9780008825676
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By Adam Hargreaves

Series: Mr Men Little Miss Agatha Christie Mysteries

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Agatha Christie’s most famous detectives receive the Mr. Men Little Miss treatment! Miss Marple meets Mr Men and Little Miss in this new story, written and illustrated by Adam Hargreaves. Loosely inspired by A Murder is Announced, but with a light and humorous twist for younger... Read More

Format: Hardback

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Agatha Christie’s most famous detectives receive the Mr. Men Little Miss treatment!

Miss Marple meets Mr Men and Little Miss in this new story, written and illustrated by Adam Hargreaves. Loosely inspired by A Murder is Announced, but with a light and humorous twist for younger fans, this is a mystery that only someone with a sharp mind can solve!

Have you met Little Miss Marple – a new Little Miss who may feel more than a little familiar, particularly to Agatha Christie fans?!

Little Miss Marple is intrigued when a surprise is announced in the paper. But the surprise at Little Paddocks turns out to be the first of many and Little Miss Surprise and her friends have no idea who is behind them. Can the ever-observant Little Miss Marple solve the mystery and catch the culprit?

This is the third Little Miss Marple mystery in a mischievous new partnership, publishing alongside Mr Poirot: The Tale of Walter Ackroyd. The first four titles are also available: Little Miss Marple: Muddle at the Vicarage, Mr Poirot: Mischief on the Nile, Little Miss Marple: Bump in the Library, and Mr Poirot: Mystery on the Opulent Express.

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Little Miss Marple: A Surprise is Announced

Agatha Christie’s most famous detectives receive the Mr. Men Little Miss treatment! Miss Marple meets Mr Men and Little Miss in this new story, written and illustrated by Adam Hargreaves. Loosely inspired by A Murder is Announced, but with a light and humorous twist for younger fans, this is a mystery that only someone with a sharp mind can solve!...

By Adam Hargreaves

Hardback

$22⁹⁹

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Out 2 Feb 2027
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Mr Poirot: The Tale of Walter Ackroyd

Agatha Christie’s most famous detectives receive the Mr Men Little Miss treatment! Hercule Poirot meets Mr Men and Little Miss in this new story, written and illustrated by Adam Hargreaves. Loosely inspired by The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, but with a clever and funny twist for younger fans, this mystery requires the greatest mind in Europe to solve it! Have...

By Adam Hargreaves

Hardback

$22⁹⁹

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Out 2 Feb 2027
Little Miss Marple: Bump in the Library

Agatha Christie’s most famous detectives receive the Mr. Men Little Miss treatment! Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple meets Roger Hargreaves' Mr Men and Little Miss in this new story, written and illustrated by Adam Hargreaves. Loosely inspired by The Body in the Library, but with a light and humorous twist for younger fans, this is a mystery that only someone with...

By Adam Hargreaves

Hardback

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Mr. Poirot: Mystery on the Opulent Express

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By Adam Hargreaves

Hardback

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780008825676

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 08 October 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Farshore

Contributors:

Created by Roger Hargreaves

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 8.0mm

Width: 166.0mm

Height: 151.0mm

Weight: 140g

Pages: 32

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About the Author

Adam Hargreaves is a children's author and illustrator living in East Sussex, England. The son of Roger Hargreaves, he continues his father's popular Mr. Men series of children's books which has sold over 200 million copies worldwide.

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