Joanne Fluke Series Novels & Stories

*** Raven *** Janice’s unease was palpable, a dark cloud hovering over her usual sharp demeanor. She stood in the corner, her fingers gripping the wine glass like it was the only thing keeping her grounded. My eyes narrowed as I tried to piece together what had shaken her so deeply. The flowers—those damned flowers—were a piece of the puzzle, a clue to the stalker who had been lurking in the shadows. But before I could dig deeper, the door opened, and Anthony and Maggie walked in.Hyacinth greeted them with her usual warmth, but my stomach churned. Their arrival felt... calculated. My plan was unraveling, and I didn’t like it.

The teacup on the desk also fell to the ground with a crisp sound. Several pieces of paper floated in the air and blocked Noah's face. "Still pretending that you don’t know? The report about Joanne's blocked fallopian tubes that Grandma had seen was a fake. You and my father buy Jaslene Hinton off! How about I ask her to come and confront you?" Noah slowly pulled the papers off her face. She had already left the company, but Harry hired her back after Joanne disappeared.

Even the blush on her cheeks couldn't mask how ashen her face was. I continued, "What about the direct admission letter from Dale University? Who did you swap it with? I bet you must have sacrificed quite a lot for it." Melinda narrowed her eyes at me and questioned me in a low voice. "How did you know?" Of course, I knew. I had done plenty of preparations ever since the first day I was reborn. One of them was installing a bug in her room so that I knew everything about what she said to the system and what she gave up in exchange for things.

Joanna, Gian Quirino's wife, welcomed Flavia, Gladwin, and Abigail warmly at her luxurious boutique. Joanna, Claire—Flavia's stepmother—and Adaline, Flavia's aunt who is also Altezza Quirino's wife, were all the same age, which meant the three women were also the same age as Gladwin. So, even though they weren't familiar with each other, it wasn't difficult for them to communicate.