I was wrong (yet again)

In this post:

https://wb9kzy.blogspot.com/2022/12/life-sorta-imitates-art.html

I mentioned that there wouldn't be a sequel to the PBS murder show: Magpie Murders.  But then I saw this trailer:

source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWf1mMWpzUU

 

Looking at the above still, of course there would be a sequel, the fictional author, Alan Conway, wrote a whole series of books about the character, Atticus Pund all edited by Susan Ryeland.  So Conway, Ryeland and Pund  can appear in new shows virtually forever, as long as the ratings hold out.

 

I've mostly given up on murder shows, even on PBS, but I'll probably watch this one.  Susan Ryeland does drive a cool car:

While thinking about murder stories I came across this article from a 1944 issue of The Atlantic by Raymond Chandler:

https://cdn.theatlantic.com/media/archives/1944/12/174-6/132330934.pdf

The Simple Art of Murder is an interesting essay - I suspect that Chandler wouldn't have much use for the PBS Mystery shows  :)

Best Regards,
Chuck, WB9KZY
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