My wife and I sleep every night to the sounds of The Golden Girls.

That probably sounds odd. It was not a show I watched growing up, and I don’t feel akin to any of the characters. The stories were mainly simple and sometimes clever, but often fun.

Without a doubt, I have seen every episode of The Golden Girls at least twice. I may have seen more episodes of The Golden Girls than any other television show. That fact alone would have blown my 16-year-old self’s mind.

Today, it is a comfort—a way for our minds to settle and go to sleep. I might prefer something else, but it continues to play every night. I can tell you my two favorite episodes (“The Case of the Libertine Belle”, “The Actor”), my favorite guest star (George Clooney), and what happens during the days and nights of Sophia Petrillo.

The show ended in 1992 after seven seasons. The last of the Girls departed for that great wicker couch in the sky just over two years ago.

It was a slight surprise that a murder mystery novel set in The Golden Girls’ universe has now appeared. Rachel Ekstrom Courage has written Murder by Cheesecake. In it, Dorothy goes on a date with a man who, as you might imagine, ends up dead. Of course, the Girls must find the killer.

I sent it to my wife, who promptly bought the book.

Who knows? Maybe I’ll read it too.