Before You Were Anne

In "Before You Were Anne," Detective Chelsey Calhoun's life is upended when she investigates the murder of a woman named Anne Walker, who was actually born Rika Takahashi, and the mysterious disappearance of her daughter, Naomi. As Chelsey explores Rika's tumultuous history from Japan to Seattle, she confronts unsettling questions about her own past. This gripping novel weaves together multiple perspectives to unravel a legacy of violence, revealing the dangerous secrets that can bind families across generations.