All right, a disturbing thought occurred to me as I was watching this season's Masterpiece Mystery. Why is it that every party Miss Marple is invited to, there's always a corpse that turns up for dinner? The same is true for the towns she visits. As soon as she steps foot off the bus there seems to be a blood curdling scream.
I know she's supposed to be a brilliant little old lady who can figure out who knocked off Uncle Freddie for his fortune, but seriously, what are the odds that people are always murdered when she is around?
Now I don't go to many parties, but in all the events I have ever gone to, nobody has been murdered. And I don't recall tripping over a corpse every time I visit a new town. Maybe I'm just lucky, or maybe . . . just maybe, there is an entirely different reason why Miss Marple leaves behind a trail of dead people.
I believe that Miss Marple is actually a serial killer, and a brilliant one at that, because she has Scotland Yard in her pocket. Now, what Inspector would assume that an eighty year old woman can take down a man in his prime? What's more, she 'helps' them discover who the 'murderer' is, so she is above suspicion.
I'm sure you're probably thinking, 'Well, what about Hercule Poirot?' But Poirot is actually a detective, it's his job to find corpses. But for Miss Marple to 'just happen to be there' at the time of someone's demise is a bit odd, don't you think?
I don't know, maybe it's just me. But just to be on the safe side, if you're planning on taking a little trip to St. Mary's Mead any time soon, make sure Miss Marple is out of town.
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