[Book Release News]
Little Miss Marple: Muddle at the Vicarage and Mr Poirot: Mischief on the Nile.
Fans of the Agatha Christie will be surprised to see some new book titles coming from the author.
Today sees a brand new collaboration between the Christie estate and the Mr Men and Little Miss brand from Sanrio published in all good book shops.
Miss Marple and Poirot have both received the Adam Hargreaves treatment in a set of four books.
The first two have been released today, Little Miss Marple: Muddle at the Vicarage and Mr Poirot: Mischief on the Nile. The second pairing will be released in Feb 2026.
James Prichard, Agatha Christie's great grandson and CEO of the Agatha Christie Estate said:
"As a lifelong fan of the Mr. Men Little Miss books, it has always been a wish of mine to put our beloved detectives, Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple, into their universe. These clever and very funny re-imaginings of my great grandmother's stories, which include some of my favourite characters (in rather suspicious circumstances!), are bound to delight fans of both authors. This is absolutely a dream collaboration."
Little Miss Marple: Muddle at the Vicarage will see the super-sleuth get involved when Reverend Muddle suspects there's been a theft at the vicarage. The amateur detective is determined to uncover the truth with the help of Inspector Nonsense and Constable Silly.
In Mr. Poirot: Mischief on the Nile, the Belgian investigator meets Colonel Rush while cruising on the Nile. The pair soon find themselves uncovering a mischievous mystery with the help of Mr Tickle and his extraordinarily long arms.
The two stories are loosely inspired by Christie's Death on the Nile and Murder at the Vicarage, but with a charming and humorous twist for younger mystery fans (and thankfully, not a murder in sight).
Adam Hargreaves, whose father created the Mr Men in 1971, and who has written and illustrated for the series himself since 1998, said:
"My father, Roger Hargreaves, created the Mr. Men in 1971. His books met with near immediate success and since then the Mr. Men and Little Miss have entertained generations of children. I have had the privilege from 1988 to continue to draw and write for the series. It has been a real pleasure and an intriguing challenge to bring together the timeless mysteries of Agatha Christie with the playful world of the Mr. Men and Little Miss. Agatha Christie's iconic stories now have a new twist that neither she nor my father might have imagined!"
The partnership will form part of Agatha Christie Limited's anniversary programme next year, which will mark 50 years since the celebrated author's death, 100 years since the publication of Poirot novel, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, and 50 years since the release of Sleeping Murder.
Although not the last book she wrote, the latter was the final novel to be published by Christie, posthumously in 1976, and featured Miss Marple.
Priced at £9.99 each, both these titles are available now.
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