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Unpublished Poirot Stories

The recently discoverd Poirot stories are causing quite a stir. This weekend fans in the UK will be able to read one for the first time. The Capture of Cerberus is serialised in The Daily Mail this weekend. Be sure to let us know what you think and remember that the second story will be published in Agatha Christie's Secret Notebooks available to buy on 3rd September.

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Murder Of The Queen

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ArthurChristie 19 Apr 10 at 6:42 a.m. GMT

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 New Chapter for Poirot in progress, if Christie family, & Doyle family give me their support.  I am an aspiring writer trying to continue Doyle's & Christie's work by bringing Holmes & Poirot together in MURDER OF THE QUEEN, set in 1910. I am in progress on the work, and plan to publish & screen write it (be forwarned I do no want Downy Jr. to reprise his roll, I'm a Trekkie, so I want Brent Spiner). I also need the rights, so if you are a member of ...Doyle's or Christie's family consider this openning hailing frequency. My 1st fan, Sean Swanda, is the only person that knows my true identity b/c he met me and influenced my thoughts in Wetzlar, Germany: 14 years ago when I was still a young man and he was 4! As I read Doyle's & Christie's work, I kept imagining them competing to solve a case against each other, only to have to work together to put all the pieces together. He also has the 1st chapter, as he helps me proofread. He will not spill my beans, so don't try. Arthur Christie is a pen name of course: literary license. It will take me some time to write, but I'm aiming for a 2011 publishing. I appreciate any interest on the part of any individual.

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Narracot 04 May 11 at 11:57 p.m. GMT

Sounds nice to read, if ever gets published, How about Poe's Dupin emerging as a charachter in your plot, he was the influence if not the inspiration that created sherlock ,make him a distant french ancestor ,great uncle perhaps of sherlock , that in his his time had a rivalry with some nuthead detective Giraud grandfather of the Christie Character.

shana 18 Jan 11 at 4:29 p.m. GMT

Have all of you read "Partners in crime" ? I think it's AC's way of trying her hand at the style of other great detective writers or at least her way of showing homage to them. What do you think?

deboluccia 29 Nov 10 at 3:07 a.m. GMT

Poirot with a laptop? Seriously? The idea of Poirot existing independently of his creator is a great compliment to Agatha Christie, but completely illusory. Anyway, I agree with Lone Wolf. This forum is supposed to be about Mrs. Christie's work and that is what I expected to find here.

ArthurChristie 02 May 10 at 6:32 a.m. GMT

Ah, I see. Well I guess that's it, I just need to create my own. I was walking a fine line. Where's admiration for favorite legendary characters, and where's creative laziness? You know. The concept is good, and what I wanted to do with Moriarty was really bad for Moriarty's reputation so that was what was really bad, not Holmes & Poirot.

MissQuin 01 May 10 at 8:17 p.m. GMT

I believe it was in The Clocks. Poirot has retired (again!) and is reading detective stories. He mentions Holmes.

Yes Ive checked (so HH doesn't have to and can study his maths) Poirot say's he admires Arthur Conan Doyle, but says the stories are far fetched, full of fallacies and are artifically contrived.

HeiseiHolmes 01 May 10 at 8:07 p.m. GMT

I can't remember exactly. Probably just bad timing on my part, as I'm flooding my small brain with maths revision at the moment. But when I get some free time, I'll look it up and let you know~♪

ArthurChristie 01 May 10 at 7:54 p.m. GMT

HeiseiHolmes

Also I think Poirot takes a "no-nonsense" attitude to drug users. I can't see him getting along with Holmes, who he's dismissed before as "mere fiction", or something like that...

When did Poirot ever speak of Holmes?

HeiseiHolmes 29 Apr 10 at 12:23 p.m. GMT

Also I think Poirot takes a "no-nonsense" attitude to drug users. I can't see him getting along with Holmes, who he's dismissed before as "mere fiction", or something like that...

go_leafs_nation 27 Apr 10 at 9:51 p.m. GMT

I disagree. Detectives should never meet- inevitably, one will look like a dunderhead. This is particularly true when they are by two different authors, each with a distinctive style that makes the detective memorable.

Also, remember that Holmes and Poirot mainly do their detection in two different eras. A crossover wouldn't really work.

liz3280 27 Apr 10 at 9:10 p.m. GMT

Lone_Wolf

Uhm, firstly, this section of the forum is for discussing stories written by Christie, not for your own stories.

Secondly, if I were you, I'd expect a nice cease-and-desist letter soon. If someone from the powers that be notices your post, that is.

Also, who the heck is Sean Swanda? Google search tells me that he's a high school athlete or something like that.

Your just a bit of a kill joy arnt you

ArthurChristie 27 Apr 10 at 8:46 p.m. GMT

Points well taken and considered, I have one question for you. How is wanting to make a new story any worse than movie adaptations that have Poirot horribly modernized with a laptop and all. At least I intend to leave them in their own time as part of the eye catching wonder is that they can figure out what they do based on real observance, not technology's newest whim. Yes, I need some rethinking. Taking the story with totatly new character would be ideal, so I may reconsider and not let my appreciation of Doyle and Christie allow for lazyness. But you have to admit that if the "powers that be" actually liked the idea wouldn't it be great to see Poirot and Holmes competing to solve the same case.

Tommy_A_Jones 26 Apr 10 at 4:34 p.m. GMT

I doubt wether the powers at be do read pages on this site, If they did they would know how outraged peoplew have been about Changes made in Adaptations and if they do read these pages they obviously don't care so why do we bother complaining.?

Lone_Wolf 24 Apr 10 at 7:04 p.m. GMT

Uhm, firstly, this section of the forum is for discussing stories written by Christie, not for your own stories.

Secondly, if I were you, I'd expect a nice cease-and-desist letter soon. If someone from the powers that be notices your post, that is.

Also, who the heck is Sean Swanda? Google search tells me that he's a high school athlete or something like that.