Happily Never After: Dan and Nancy

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Nancy Brophy fills her novels with romantic betrayals and murder. It’s a far cry from her quiet life in the suburbs, where she and her chef husband, Dan, are living out their golden years. But when Dan is shot dead, Nancy finds herself at the center of a murder case that could be ripped from the pages of her novels. From Wondery, this is a story about what happens when the line blurs between fiction and reality. Audible subscribers can listen to all episodes of Happily Never After: Dan and Nancy ad-free right now. Join Audible today by downloading the Audible app.

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539 Ratings

Not Wondery quality

02/12/2025

Wfan2000

This is just gossip-y and short on critical thinking. Maybe if you like romance novels, you’ll like this podcast.
Crazy Story No Doubt

02/11/2025

M. Dickerson

Saw this story on Dateline I think so I’d heard the whole sordid tale already but I appreciated the insight from the interviews in this podcast. Unfortunately I do have to somewhat agree about the narrator’s sometimes grating tone and cadence and flippant way of telling what is, after all, a very sad story of murder and loss. I did enjoy the podcast very much and it is a great story but I hope Dan as a victim wasn’t lost in the way it was told.
Just watch dateline

12/11/2024

Mirror_Sea

A man died. It’s not about your money or vacations. Waste of time.
Nancy isn’t the only bad writer

11/26/2024

ATL-Listener

This story is unimaginably sad all the way around and the narrator’s petty comments about Nancy’s writing while boasting about her own publication seemed low. Also, it’s the “gallery,” not the “audience” in the courtroom and it’s the “court reporter” not the “clerk” who transcribes the proceedings. Maybe do two seconds of your own research.

Nancy Brophy fills her novels with romantic betrayals and murder. It’s a far cry from her quiet life in the suburbs, where she and her chef husband, Dan, are living out their golden years. But when Dan is shot dead, Nancy finds herself at the center of a murder case that could be ripped from the pages of her novels. From Wondery, this is a story about what happens when the line blurs between fiction and reality. Audible subscribers can listen to all episodes of Happily Never After: Dan and Nancy ad-free right now. Join Audible today by downloading the Audible app.