Hercule Poirot in literature Chocolate Box" but for some reason this reference was removed from the later editions. The Poirot books are still under copyright. "The Mysterious Affair at Styles" is now public domain in the US but will not become public domain in the UK until 2046 (70 years after Christie's death). Christie's grandson, Matthew Prichard, now owns the copyright to his grandmother's works. In 2014, the Christie estate authorised author Sophie Hannah to write a new Poirot book, "The Monogram Murders". "Short story collections listed as "ss"" Poirot settles down in London and opens a private detective agency. These are the short
The A.B.C. Murders as Hercule Poirot, a version far more comic than mysterious. The story of the 2012 Malayalam film "Grandmaster" draws inspirations from "The A.B.C. Murders". The characterisation of Chandrasekhar in the movie is played by Indian movie veteran Mohanlal is also inspired from Hercule Poirot, the protagonist of the novel. The BBC Radio adaptation "Poirot – The ABC Murders" starring John Moffatt and Simon Williams. First broadcast on BBC Radio 7 Saturday, 22 March 2008. Currently rebroadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra. Agatha Christie's Poirot (1992) The novel was adapted in 1992 for the television series "Agatha Christie's Poirot" with David