I also remember that the solution of the mystery hinged on the Shepherdess, and for me a seemingly cryptic statement from the one witness who could see anyting. It had never occurred to me that Murgatroyd was a person's name. Now, I had heard my mother say ten billion times "Heaven to Murgatroyd," and had puzzled over that expression long and hard. I remembered as I was watching it that one of the victims was named Murgatroyd. A Murder is Announced is by Agatha Christie and it features her detective Miss Marple (if the title hadn't already given this away. I can't really account for why I recall this one, but I suspect that it was the first time I "solved" a mystery before the solution was revealed by the author. One of the few mysteries I recall with any sense of detail at all is A Murder is Announced by Agatha Christie. Given that neither subject would have an enormous audience, today I plan to regale you with tales of Golden Age mysteries. This would, of course, greatly narrow the scope of my discussion to golden-age mysteries and ME. I would resolve to have no opinions on any matter, but as that is out of the question (being the second most opinionated person on Earth), I have resolved to confine my opinions to matters of interest in which I can speak with, if not true expertise, at least a modicum of understanding. I have surmised that the fewer opinions I have on matters of import, the happier I generally am. There's so much I want to say in this one entry that I hope everything comes through coherently.
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