Dan and Nancy reside in the peaceful suburbs just outside of Portland, where they're living out their golden years.

And they'll name it later on in life, their marriage spans over two decades,

and is seen as a pillar of the community. It's a love story

pulled right off the shelf. Nancy is a struggling romance novelist, she

likes to write about betrayals, sex, and even murder. Dan is a chef and culinary instructor.

He enjoys foraging through the woods for fresh mushrooms and growing edible flowers.

But when Dan is shockingly found dead in his classroom, Nancy's one simple life is turned upside down.

Because as the investigation unfolds, Nancy finds herself at the center of a murder case that could be ripped from the pages of her novels.

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you get your podcast. Nicole Hermann was lounging on a beach in Croatia with a perfect view of the ocean.

It looks a lot like Oregon, with the exception that the water is like turquoise.

It was nice and sunny, exactly how Nicole pictured her honeymoon.

Nicole's new husband got up to take a swim,

but she didn't join him.

She was in the middle of a novel. The man on the book cover had a square jaw and a come-hither stare.

All day, Nicole had just been waiting to get back to him.

He sat on the floor and gestured for her to sit between his legs.

He showed her how every gun worked, then loaded and unloaded each of them.

Are you showing me this so I can kill my husband?

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