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Unpublished Poirot Stories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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The Capture of Cerberus

Jemma 21 Aug 09 at 2:39 p.m. GMT

The first instalment is appearing in The Daily Mail on Saturday 22nd August.  If you have the chance to read it, what do you think about it?

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renmarval 21 Aug 09 at 9:10 p.m. GMT

A story named The Capture of Cerberus was included in The Labors of Hercules and published years ago.It seems that the now discovered story has the same title but is not the one that was published in the past.Am I correct? 

Adam_Scarlet 22 Aug 09 at 11:30 a.m. GMT

I ran out and bought it. Unfortunately, it only has half of the story. The rest comes in Monday's issue.

Just to let you know: IT IS NOT THE SAME CAPTURE OF CERBERUS FROM 'HERCULES', IT IS A BRAND NEW STORY!!!

It's very political and features the return of the Countess Vera. It is a different, new story, about a murder of a basic Hitler-homage. That's all I'm going to reveal...

Inspector_Kelly 22 Aug 09 at 4:33 p.m. GMT

It sounds amazing. I've been trying to get hold of it of my uncle who reads the mail every day but i still haven't got it yet. As soon as I do I won't be doing anything else except reading it.

BettyMartin 22 Aug 09 at 6:18 p.m. GMT

i'm new here, so i just wanted to say hello and to ask - can i read this story somewhere in the net? i don't live in the UK, so i have no chance to buy The Daily Mail. maybe someone would be so nice and send me a scan.

GKCfan 22 Aug 09 at 7:01 p.m. GMT

BettyMartin, the first installment of the story is here:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1208212/Unseen-60-years-Mail-proudly-present-Agatha-Christies-lost-masterpiece-The-Capture-Cerberus.html

BettyMartin 22 Aug 09 at 7:03 p.m. GMT

GKCfan, thank you very much :-)

GKCfan 22 Aug 09 at 7:37 p.m. GMT

You're welcome!  Check the Daily Mail website on Monday for the next installment of the story!

Monkfish 23 Aug 09 at 8:23 a.m. GMT

Not very good, is it?

Number3 23 Aug 09 at 10:36 a.m. GMT

When is the new book going to be out in the States?  As of now I don't have the dosh to send for one.

GKCfan 24 Aug 09 at 6:33 p.m. GMT

Amazon.com says the release date is September 3, 2009.  

I just finished reading Part 2– the story is clearly an early draft: Christie would have revised and lengthened it later, but it's very interesting for how it reflects the time period and her own hopes and fears for the future.

Monkfish 24 Aug 09 at 7:27 p.m. GMT

Aye, read it in the Mail today. It wasn't worth waiting for.

Frndorfoe 25 Aug 09 at 7:26 a.m. GMT

I did not like the story that much either, especially the idea it presents. But I still think that every one is being unnecessarily harsh. One must remember that this was a mere draft and not a finished product. BTW, my heartfelt gratitude to GKCfan. Without you, I wouldn't know where to look for this story as I live far, far away from England and have no way of getting a copy of The Daily Mail. Thank you very, very much.

GKCfan 25 Aug 09 at 5:16 p.m. GMT

You're welcome!

yamifannetje 26 Aug 09 at 12:33 p.m. GMT

Is there any idea when the reproduction of this discovered stories into a book will be finished? And will they ever arrive to a translation?

GKCfan 27 Aug 09 at 4:58 p.m. GMT

The book comes out September 3rd.  As far as I know, they're only in English right now, but given the popularity of Christie's work it seems probable that the "lost" stories will be translated translated into many foreign languages eventually, we just don't know when.

Jemma 28 Aug 09 at 7:38 a.m. GMT

We've just had confirmation that "The Secret Notebooks: Fifty Years in the Making" by John Curran will be published in the USA next year. We're still waiting to hear confirmation on dates but will add an article to the USA home page of the site as soon as we have more details.

Agathasmykid 04 Sep 09 at 6:22 p.m. GMT

Jemma

We've just had confirmation that "The Secret Notebooks: Fifty Years in the Making" by John Curran will be published in the USA next year. We're still waiting to hear confirmation on dates but will add an article to the USA home page of the site as soon as we have more details.

I thought it was coming out this year?

GKCfan 04 Sep 09 at 7:32 p.m. GMT

The book has been released in the UK this year, but the US edition is coming soon.  Actually, there are probably plenty of ways that readers outside the UK can get copies.

GKCfan 11 Oct 09 at 9:31 p.m. GMT

According to Amazon.com, Agatha Christie's Secret Notebooks will be released in America on February 23, 2010!

HeiseiHolmes 28 Jan 10 at 3:49 p.m. GMT

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I love this book so much! I got a signed copy from my grandparents this Christmas, they got me such good presents~ It also has the short story "Incident of the Dog's Ball", a bit like Dumb Witness but with some differences.