59 pages 1 hour read

Jeneva Rose

One of Us Is Dead

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

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Chapters 38-58Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Chapter 38 Summary: “Jenny”

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Detective Sanford orders pizza for himself and Jenny and alludes to the fact that Crystal has a complicated history.

Chapter 39 Summary: “Karen”

Shannon and Karen help Jenny and Keisha clean up after the earlier incident. They discuss Crystal’s upcoming Halloween housewarming party, which Shannon will not be attending. Karen shares her concerns about the relationship between Mark and Olivia. Shannon suggests that they may be sleeping together and gives Karen the information of a private investigator that she used during Bryce’s affair.

Chapter 40 Summary: “Crystal”

Crystal goes to Olivia’s house. While Olivia ices her bruise from earlier, Crystal tries to speak to her about her concerns. She starts to talk about her own experience with abuse, and Olivia listens eagerly to Crystal’s secrets but shuts her down when she brings up Dean. Crystal agrees to have dinner with their husbands the next night, but she leaves feeling more distrustful of Olivia than ever. Like others, she notices that even Olivia’s kindnesses come with barbs.