{"product_id":"mr-poirot-the-tale-of-walter-ackroyd-mr-men-little-miss-agatha-christie-mysteries-9780008825669","title":"Mr Poirot - The Tale of Walter Ackroyd: Mr Men Little Miss Agatha Christie Mysteries","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePREORDER — Expected release: 02 February 2027.\u003c\/strong\u003e This book is not yet available. Dispatch is subject to supplier availability and publication-date changes.\u003c\/p\u003eAgatha 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 solve it!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHave you met Mr Poirot - a new Mr. Men character who is a famous Belgian detective, like someone Agatha Christie fans have already met?!Mr Poirot has retired to the countryside, where he is trying to grow marrows when he meets a worm called Walter with a tale to tell. His uncle, Roger Ackroyd has gone missing and so has Lord Mean's money. It's time for Mr Poirot to come out of retirement as he has a case to solve!This is the third Mr Poirot mystery in a mischievous new partnership, publishing alongside Little Miss Marple: A Surprise is Announced. 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.\u003ch2\u003eAbout the author\u003c\/h2\u003eAgatha Christie was born in Torquay in 1890 and became, quite simply, the best-selling novelist in history. Her first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Mysterious Affair at Styles\u003c\/i\u003e, written towards the end of the First World War, introduced us to Hercule Poirot, who was to become the most popular detective in crime fiction since Sherlock Holmes. She is known throughout the world as the Queen of Crime. Her books have sold over a billion copies in the English language and another billion in over 100 foreign countries. She is the author of 80 crime novels and short story collections, 19 plays, and six novels under the name of Mary Westmacott.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.\u003cp\u003eIt all started with a tickle. Roger Hargreaves' son Adam asked him what a tickle looked like, so Roger drew a small orange man with extraordinarily long arms that could reach anywhere and tickle anyone. Roger went on to create many more Mr Men and Little Miss who have been delighting children and adults for generations. Sadly Roger passed away in 1988, but his son Adam took over the series, introducing new characters and exciting new adventures featuring the much-loved Mr Men and Little Miss.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Agatha Christie \/ Adam Hargreaves \/ Roger Hargreaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44300556664893,"sku":"9780008825669","price":16.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/7689\/2989\/files\/x1000_2155b8be-45f3-45c2-86dc-33deeff42d48.jpg?v=1793698276","url":"https:\/\/www.palmleaf.com.au\/products\/mr-poirot-the-tale-of-walter-ackroyd-mr-men-little-miss-agatha-christie-mysteries-9780008825669","provider":"Palmleaf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}