Coach Edwards is one of the rowing coaches responsible for team selection and boat assignments. Along with Coach Pete, Edwards denies Alex and Jamie the chance to try out for the 1V boat, the position reserved for the team's strongest rowers, making the coach part of the competitive structure Alex struggles against.
Claire Porter is Sarah Porter's mother and a vice principal at the local high school after moving from Chicago to Mattawa. When Sarah disappears after a team gathering, Claire contacts the school, joins the search, challenges the students' account, rejects assumptions that Sarah is dead, and later demands the truth from a teammate.
Amanda is Hanna's mother, who works extra shifts to help pay for college. She encourages Hanna to pursue her ambitions and invites Cameron, a computer technology specialist, to dinner so they can meet. When Madison pressures Hanna to come over, Amanda intervenes, asks for the truth, and comforts her after learning about the alleged drugging and blackmail.
Local resident and friend of the Knight family involved in town events.
Likely a variation or alias for Nikki Bender, a local townsperson.
Abby's trusted friend who offers investigative ideas and helps develop suspect lists.
Leslie is an interviewer who questions Spencer during publicity arranged through Lindsey Tuttle. She asks whether coaching Nikki and helping Emily return to competition are mainly career opportunities, and whether Spencer’s personal relationship with Emily influenced Emily’s decision. Her questions expose private tensions and contribute to Emily’s sense of betrayal.
Alex's conservative Mormon mother. Initially driven by religious beliefs to reject her daughter's sexuality and send her to conversion therapy, but ultimately reconciles after the legal battle.
Sienna is Ben’s colleague. As Ben and Maura’s marriage becomes unstable amid Maura’s work-related move, Ben begins spending more and more time with Sienna. The plot identifies her as part of Ben’s growing distance from Maura, but does not establish that she is romantically involved with him.
Katherine is Joseph's wife and Adam's mother, whose death lies at the heart of the family's grief and conflict. Adam blames God for taking her and later apologizes to her while expressing his anger that prayer did not save her. Joseph's guilt over her death also shapes his struggle to reconnect with their son.
Kate Drummond has 34 screen credits in a career dating back to 2008. Their work is anchored in the Flower Shop Mystery Collection universe with 3 titles. Signature works include Crossroad Springs, The Last Kiss, Nowhere to Be Found. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
