{"product_id":"before-you-were-anne-emiko-jean-9781668023969","title":"Before You Were Anne","description":"\u003cb\u003eAfter a woman is killed and her daughter vanishes, detective Chelsey Calhoun uncovers a legacy of violence and survival that spans from Japan to Seattle in the new novel by the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Return of Ellie Black.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA murdered woman. A missing daughter. A truth buried across two continents.\u003c\/i\u003e Married, pregnant, and thriving in her career, Detective Chelsey Calhoun's life finally feels whole, until an explosive new case shatters everything. A mother is dead. Her sixteen-year-old daughter, Naomi, has disappeared. And the search will awaken questions about Chelsey's own origins--questions she's spent a lifetime afraid to ask. The victim called herself Anne Walker. But she was born Rika Takahashi, and her journey from a remote Japanese farm to suburban Seattle conceals decades of deception. Across Tokyo's shadowed underworld, an isolated Idaho town, and years of carefully constructed lies, Rika reinvented herself at every turn. But she was always running--from someone, or something. Now, Chelsey must find Naomi before she becomes the next victim. But the deeper she delves into Rika's hidden life, the more she discovers: some secrets are worth killing for. And the most dangerous truths may be the ones closest to home. Told in three interwoven voices, \u003ci\u003eBefore You Were Anne\u003c\/i\u003e is a gripping suspense novel about the lies that bind families and the sins that echo across generations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Emiko Jean\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1668023962\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668023969\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.83d","brand":"Emiko Jean","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48448721944831,"sku":"9781668023969","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f1844212-de47-4240-8a02-63dec38d1ade.jpg?v=1777260202","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/before-you-were-anne-emiko-jean-9781668023969","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}