In the What's New? section on the Strand Magazine website, a "surprise" for the 10th anniversary issue is casually mentioned. Specifically, it states (as of the date of this post) "We have something else up our sleeve for our holiday issue that will surprise and intrigue our readers ... stay tuned."
Well, in an article by Reuters today, that "surprise" was revealed: The Strand Magazine said it will publish a lost Agatha Christie Hercule Poirot murder mystery, a 5,000-word story called the "Incident of the Dog's Ball", which was found in the attic of the author's daughter in 2004, in the next issue of the magazine.
"It's a typical Agatha Christie whodunnit," Andrew Gulli, the editor of the Strand, said in a telephone interview, adding that it contains lots of surprises. Gulli also noted the story would be the first new appearance since 1975 by Hercule Poirot in fiction in the United States.
The Strand Magazine, which considers itself to be the reincarnation of the journal that started in the late 19th century in England and published the first Sherlock Holmes short stories, publishes quarterly in the US. For more information, visit the magazine website.
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